Token Ring Network Startup Disk, Error 53: Network not found

This article was previously published under Q122447

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To make a Token Ring Network Installation Startup Disk using NWLink IPX Compatible Protocol with the Network Client Administrator utility, the frame type has to be manually changed in the PROTOCOL.INI (or NET.CFG) file because the network startup disk uses Ethernet 802.2 as the default frame type. In a Token Ring environment, this may cause an error when you try to use the NET USE or NET VIEW commands:


Following are the required Token Ring frame type syntaxes for workstations that need PROTOCOL.INI modifications:

Network Client version 3.0 for MS-DOS and Windows:

   FRAME=TOKENRING
		

Windows for Workgroups 3.11:

    FRAME=TOKEN-RING
		

NetWare (modify NET.CFG):

   FRAME=TOKEN-RING and TOKEN-RING_SNAP
		

Other frame types include the following:

   ETHERNET_802.2  (Default)
   ETHERNET_802.3
   ETHERNET_II
   ETHERNET_SNAP