Ethernet and Token Ring

Amy Kucharik, TechTarget

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.

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local area network (LAN) A local area network (LAN) consists of computers and peripherals that share a common communications line or wireless link to a server. LANs are typically located within a distinct geographic area in an office or other facility.

bridge A bridge is a class of network device that’s designed to connect networks at OSI Level 2, which is the data link layer of a local-area network (LAN).

token ring A token ring network connects computers in a ring or star topology to prevent the collision of data between two computers sending messages simultaneously.

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Reverse Address Resolution Protocol (RARP) RARP (Reverse Address Resolution Protocol) is a protocol by which a physical machine in a local area network can request to learn its IP address from a gateway server's Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) table or cache.

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