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Ethernet and Token Ring

Amy Kucharik
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How do Ethernet and Token Ring LANs compare?
Token Ring is single access, meaning there is only one token. Thus, at any given time only one station is able to use the LAN. Ethernet is a shared access medium, where all stations have equal access to the network at the same time.
This was last published in January 2003

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