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Where are these Monitors?

Active Monitor

Any station can be the Active Monitor - first station on with the highest MAC address.

Standby Monitor

All other stations besides Active Monitor

Ring Error Monitor

Usually in a Bridge/Router - something that is always on.

Configuration Report Server

Usually in the same Bridge/Router as the Ring Error Monitor.

Ring Parameter Server

Usually in the same Bridge/Router as the Ring Error Monitor

45n. Token Ring Hierarchy

NOTE: The LAN Manager discussed here is a Network Management program running on OS/2 and is not Microsoft or IBM's Lan Manager network operating system!

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