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<h1 class="topictitle1">Create the token-ring line description</h1>
<div><p>To create a token-ring line description, use the Create Line Description
command and follow a series of steps.</p>
<div class="section"> <div class="p"> The information assumes that you are not using
token-ring card with Netfinity<sup>®</sup> or the integrated xSeries<sup>®</sup> server. <ul><li><strong>TCP/IP</strong>: To use TCP/IP over token ring, see <a href="rzajusettinguptcpovertokenring.htm#setting_up_tcp_over_token-ring">Configure
TCP/IP over token ring</a>.</li>
<li><strong>Systems Network Architecture (SNA)</strong>: To configure
a token-ring line description through the server console, use the Create Line
Description (Token Ring) (CRTLINTRN) command and follow the steps in this
page.</li>
</ul>
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<div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:</span> This page explains some of the fields that require additional
information. You can also find other help information by pressing F1 (Help)
when your cursor is on the field in question.</div>
</div>
<ol><li class="stepexpand"><span><a href="rzajuselectlanioa.htm#select_lan_ioa">Select</a> an
input/output adapter (IOA) to use with your line description. If you are not
familiar with the capabilities of the IOA, see <a href="rzajutokenringioas.htm#token-ring_ioas">Token-ring
IOAs</a>.</span> <p>You are now at the Create Line Description (Token
Ring) (CRTLINTRN) display. Notice that the system copied the name of the IOA
to the Resource name field.</p>
<p>Do not press Enter while at this display
unless instructed to do so; otherwise, you might exit the display. To move
from field to field, move your cursor or press the Tab key.</p>
</li>
<li class="stepexpand"><span>Type a name for your line description into the Line description
field.</span></li>
<li class="stepexpand"><span>Press Enter twice, and then F10 (Additional fields).</span></li>
<li class="stepexpand"><span>Indicate the appropriate number of active controller descriptions
that can use the line description in the Maximum controller field. See <a href="rzajuunderstandingconnestablishment.htm#understanding_conn_establishment">Connection
establishment between LAN devices</a> for more information about accessing
a line description through a controller description.</span></li>
<li class="stepexpand"><span>In the Line speed field, indicate the speed of the IOA.</span> <div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:</span> You
enable <a href="rzajusupportedtokenringfeatures.htm#supported_token-ring_features__autosense">automatic
ring-speed sensing</a> (automatic sense) when specifying *AUTO or 100M.
Automatic sense starts initially at 100 megabit per seconds (Mbps). To use
automatic sense successfully, you must enable it only on your system or on
the switch to which your system connects. That is, do not enable both devices;
otherwise, the correct speed might not be selected.</div>
</li>
<li class="stepexpand"><span>Select the duplex mode to use with your IOA.</span> <div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:</span> <a href="rzajusupportedtokenringfeatures.htm#supported_token-ring_features__duplex_mode_negotiations">Duplex
mode negotiation</a> occurs when you specify *AUTO or *FULL. Duplex mode
negotiation initially starts at full-duplex mode. The switch must support
duplex negotiation before you can successfully use this function. If you are
not familiar with the capabilities of the IOA, see <a href="rzajutokenringioas.htm#token-ring_ioas">Token-ring
IOAs</a>.</div>
</li>
<li class="stepexpand"><span>Specify the largest possible frame size in the <a href="rzajutokenringframesize.htm#token-ring_frame_size">Maximum
frame size</a> field.</span></li>
<li class="stepexpand"><span>Assign an address to the IOA by using the Local adapter address
field.</span> <p>To determine whether to use the burned-in address of
the adapter or a locally administered address, read <a href="rzajuchoosinglanphysicaladdress.htm#choosing_lan_physical_address">LAN
IOA addresses</a>. To use the burned-in address, accept the default value
of *ADPT.</p>
<p>To specify a locally administered address, find a valid address
and enter it into the field. To find a valid address, move your cursor to
the field and press F1 (Help) for more information.</p>
</li>
<li class="stepexpand"><span>List all the source service access points <a href="rzajuhigherlayersoverlanprotocols.htm#higher_layers_over_lan_protocols__ssaps_and_dsaps">(SSAP)</a> that your controller should use in the Source service access
point field. Accept the default value of *SYSGEN or specify your SSAPs. If
you define the SSAP values, move the cursor to the field and press F1 (Help)
to help determine what values to use.</span> <p>For more information about
whether you or the system should define the service access points (SAPs),
see <a href="rzajuhigherlayersoverlanprotocols.htm#higher_layers_over_lan_protocols">SNA
connections to LAN protocols</a>.</p>
</li>
<li class="stepexpand"><span>Leave the SSAP <a href="rzajutokenringframesize.htm#token-ring_frame_size">maximum
frame</a> field blank unless you need to enter a value.</span></li>
<li class="stepexpand"><span>If you use this line description with half duplex mode and with
a 16 Mbps ring, you can take advantage of <a href="rzajusupportedtokenringfeatures.htm#supported_token-ring_features__early_token_release">early
token release</a>. To do this, specify *YES in the Early token release
field.</span></li>
<li class="stepexpand"><span>Press Enter to create the line description.</span></li>
<li class="stepexpand"><span>If an error occurs, the system might present to you some options
to correct the error. Select the option that you want. You can also move your
cursor to the error message and press F1 (Help) to see the cause of the error
and the possible fixes.</span></li>
<li class="stepexpand"><span>Press F3 (Exit).</span></li>
</ol>
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<ul class="ullinks">
<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="rzajutokenringioas.htm">Token-ring IOAs</a></strong><br />
Some duplex modes and maximum frame sizes are supported by the input/output adapters (IOAs).</li>
<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="rzajuselectlanioa.htm">Select a LAN IOA</a></strong><br />
Before creating your line description, you must select the input/output adapter (IOA) to use with it.</li>
</ul>
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<div class="parentlink"><strong>Parent topic:</strong> <a href="rzajusettingupsnaovertokenring.htm" title="To Configure Systems Network Architecture (SNA) over token ring, you need to create the token-ring line description, the controller description, and sometimes the device description.">Configure SNA over token ring</a></div>
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