System information

Troubleshooting IBM
Book Title
10-218
End system does
not support RIF
4
Step 1 Place a network analyzer on the same ring to which the end system is
connected.
Step 2 Look for RIF frames sent from the end system (RIF frames have the
high-order bit of the source MAC
5
address set to 1).
Step 3 If no RIF frames are found, the end system does not support RIF and cannot
participate in source routing.
If the protocol is routable, you can route the protocol or configure transparent
bridging. If you use transparent bridging, be careful not to create loops
between the SRB and the transparent bridging domains.
Step 4 If your environment requires SRB, contact your workstation or server vendor
for SRB drivers or for information about setting up your workstation or server
to support SRB.
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