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Problem with Token-Ring interface on Cisco 2612 Router - Interface down, line protocol down.

I have a Cisco 2612 router which died, an IBM MAU which also died, and I got a used replacement of both.   The router was basically used to connect a token ring subnet w/ our AS/400 on it,  to our ethernet segment.    

The physical connectivity is:

AS/400(tokenring) ------ IBM MAU ------ (TR-port-> 2612 Router <--Eth0 port) ------ Ethernet segment

This set up used to work before the original router died.   Now I can't seem to get the Token-ring segment working.    My token ring interface  (TokenRing0/0) just sits on this status:
      TokenRing0/0 down, Line protocol down.  
If I connect the AS/400 to the MAU as well, then the status says :
     TokenRing0/0 reset, Line protocol down.  

Here is an output of my status right now, with only the Router connected to the MAU:

bal-int-router#show int TokenRing0/0
TokenRing0/0 is down, line protocol is down
  Hardware is HAWKEYE, address is 0050.edc1.6f84 (bia 0050.edc1.6f84)
  Internet address is 192.168.90.1/24
  MTU 4464 bytes, BW 16000 Kbit, DLY 630 usec,
     reliability 255/255, txload 1/255, rxload 1/255
  Encapsulation SNAP, loopback not set
  Keepalive set (10 sec)
  ARP type: SNAP, ARP Timeout 04:00:00
  Ring speed: 16 Mbps
  Duplex: half
  Mode: Classic token ring station
  Full duplex capable
  Ethernet Transit OUI: 0x000000
  Last input never, output never, output hang never
  Last clearing of "show interface" counters never
  Input queue: 0/75/0/0 (size/max/drops/flushes); Total output drops: 0
  Queueing strategy: fifo
  Output queue: 0/40 (size/max)
  5 minute input rate 0 bits/sec, 0 packets/sec
  5 minute output rate 0 bits/sec, 0 packets/sec
     0 packets input, 0 bytes, 0 no buffer
     Received 0 broadcasts, 0 runts, 0 giants, 0 throttles
     0 input errors, 0 CRC, 0 frame, 0 overrun, 0 ignored, 0 abort
     0 packets output, 0 bytes, 0 underruns
     0 output errors, 0 collisions, 17 interface resets
     0 output buffer failures, 0 output buffers swapped out
     0 transitions
bal-int-router#



I have absolutely no idea how to make the device be UP, UP....    



Here is my running config:

bal-int-router#show running
Building configuration...

Current configuration : 855 bytes
!
version 12.2
service config
service timestamps debug uptime
service timestamps log uptime
no service password-encryption
!
hostname bal-int-router
!
logging queue-limit 100
enable secret --- ----
enable password --------
!
memory-size iomem 10
ip subnet-zero
!
!
!
call rsvp-sync
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
interface Tunnel0
 no ip address
!
interface Ethernet0/0
 ip address 192.168.1.3 255.255.255.0
 half-duplex
 no cdp enable
!
interface TokenRing0/0
 ip address 192.168.90.1 255.255.255.0
 ring-speed 16
 no cdp enable
!
ip classless
ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 192.168.1.1
ip http server
!
dialer-list 1 protocol ip permit
dialer-list 1 protocol ipx permit
snmp-server community blkro! RO
snmp-server enable traps tty
!
dial-peer cor custom
!
!
!
!
line con 0
 exec-timeout 0 0
line aux 0
line vty 0 4
 password gotham100
 login
!
end

bal-int-router#


Any help is greatly appreciated...



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I did as you suggested but it doesn't really show me the log, just a summary of logs...:

The old mau had link lights.. this one does not...  :(


bal-int-router#sh log
Syslog logging: enabled (0 messages dropped, 0 messages rate-limited, 0 flushes
 0 overruns)
    Console logging: level debugging, 15 messages logged
    Monitor logging: level debugging, 0 messages logged
    Buffer logging: disabled
    Logging Exception size (4096 bytes)
    Trap logging: level informational, 18 message lines logged
bal-int-router#



Also, can I just have this router connected to the MAU and nothing else and still get a link-state of up or do you need two systems to establish a ring?

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The reason you aren't seeing any thing else in the log is because of this line.

Buffer logging: disabled

Go into "conf t" and enter "logging buffered" to turn that on.

This link suggests that the MAU may be a problem.
http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/cisintwk/itg_v1/tr1906.htm#wp1020648

It does mention that the MAU may need to be initialized.  

Cheers,
Gary
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Thanks for the log hint...  The TR media link is excellent...  I'll be checking out that stuff for sure.    meanwhile here is the log output:

bal-int-router#sh log
Syslog logging: enabled (0 messages dropped, 0 messages rate-limited, 0 flushes,
 0 overruns)
    Console logging: level debugging, 1185 messages logged
    Monitor logging: level debugging, 0 messages logged
    Buffer logging: level debugging, 3 messages logged
    Logging Exception size (4096 bytes)
    Trap logging: level informational, 1188 message lines logged

Log Buffer (4096 bytes):

1d09h: %LINK-5-CHANGED: Interface TokenRing0/0, changed state to administrativel
y down
1d09h: %LINK-5-CHANGED: Interface TokenRing0/0, changed state to initializing
1d09h: %SYS-5-CONFIG_I: Configured from console by vty0 (192.168.1.108)
1d09h: %TR-3-OPENFAIL: Unit 0, open failed: registration, function failure
1d09h: %LINK-3-UPDOWN: Interface TokenRing0/0, changed state to down
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ASKER

After switching the interface back to half-duplex, doing a shut, a clear interface tokenring0/0 and then doing a no-shut, i'm now getting a lobe-test error... thats better, at least i'm getting somewhere now....

1d10h: %LINK-3-UPDOWN: Interface TokenRing0/0, changed state to down
1d10h: %LINK-5-CHANGED: Interface TokenRing0/0, changed state to administrativel
y down
1d10h: %SYS-5-CONFIG_I: Configured from console by vty0 (192.168.1.108)
1d10h: %SYS-5-CONFIG_I: Configured from console by vty0 (192.168.1.108)
1d10h: %LINK-5-CHANGED: Interface TokenRing0/0, changed state to initializing
1d10h: %TR-3-OPENFAIL: Unit 0, open failed: lobe media test, function failure
1d10h: %LINK-3-UPDOWN: Interface TokenRing0/0, changed state to down
bal-int-router#

Perhaps I shall try another cable/rj-45 adapter block to see if that helps?  
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ASKER

Its working!  

I switched back to the old mau, with another connector, and using some of the commands in that link, I was able to get it insert into the ring and go UP, UP..  

Excellent.  Thank you for your efforts, GRSTEED....
Great!!  Glad to hear!!!

Gary