From: Jude Bryant 
Subject: Re: HELP ME PLEASE! Novell, token ring and AS400 PC Support
Date: 1998/07/27
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Steve Norton wrote:
> 
> Hi!
> 
> I'm definately not a computer novice, but my Novell experience is just
> awful - as is my token ring experience. Any help that can be provided will
> be greatly appreciated.
> 
> The systems I'm working on are running DOS with Novel 3.12 using IBM token
> ring cards (IBM Auto 16/4 or IBM Turbo 16/4) on RJ-45 cabling. The users
> long on in DOS. When logging on, some custom files are loaded which starts
> "PC Support" to connect to an AS400 system. Windows for Workgroups 3.11
> starts so they can use cc:Mail, MS Office and Rumba. Rumba is configured to
> connect to the AS400 using the PC Support that was started in DOS.
> 
> Now, the problem is this... at boot, the system tries to link into the token
> ring. On a working system, the drive comes back stating that it's
> connected - 2 SAPs, etc... But on a few systems this does not happen.
> 
> When it doesn't happen, the PC Support does not start - reporting too few
> SAPs. I can configure the driver to create the SAPs, but I don't think this
> is accomplishing what I need. The users can still log onto the Novell
> network but Rumba does not work.
> 
> There are a number of PCs that are working properly, but I do not know
> enough about this environment to move the files from these PC's to the
> broken ones - which files are NIC specific? Where can I find the
> identification info that is unique to each PC?
> 
> Can anyone tell me what I might be doing wrong? Why isn't the token ring
> card starting properly? Why can the users use the Novell network, but not
> the PC Support?
> 
> I have downloaded the drivers disks for the network card from IBM. What
> other drivers will I need?
> 
> Please help!
> Steve
> 
> P.s. I have tried installing TCP/IP 3.11b for WFWG, but couldn't ping
> anything except 127.0.0.1 and my own IP address. I don't think the network
> card is being started correctly during boot.

Hi,
I would look at the memory address of the token-ring adapter and make
sure the PC or any other device is using the memory address.
IBM Token Ring adapters use's rom and ram addresses, commonly c800-cfff
and d800-dfff.
Otherwise, you might try a different router.  Instead of ibm's pc
support, you can use Wall Data's router which comes with Rumba AS/400
(Windows based, 16-bit).

or if your using Novell SAA, try the 16 or 32-bit windows router that
comes with it.

Regards Jude