Cisco3845 with TokenRing Card upgrade to Cisco3945

[curielg73]

Hi,

I presently using a Cisco3845 router to terminate a WAN connection.  The router is coming end of support starting Oct. 2016 and I need to start looking into a replacement router.  I was looking into the Cisco3945, but I can't find anywhere that the NM TokenRing card (NM-1FE1R2W) is support on that model.  I have time to replace the Cisco3845 routers, but I need to start looking into options.

Does anyone know if the NM-1FE1R2W is supported on the Cisco3945 router?  If not, what other routers will support TokenRing that are not going end-of-support/end-of-life in the next year or so?

Thanks,

Gabi

[steve.bowles1]

Did you get an answer to this?  I have the exact same issue..

[pwwiddicombe]

Token Ring Connections
Token Ring, shielded	DB-9	Token Ring lobe cable, shielded STP	NM-1E1R2W NM-1FE1R2W NM-1FE1R2W-V2
Token Ring, unshielded	RJ-45	Token Ring lobe cable, unshielded UTP

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/routers/access/interfaces/nm/hardware/installation/guide/OvrNetM.html#34586

[steve.bowles1]

That's the Network Module in use today (well the NM-1FE1R2W) but I can't see that as an option to purchase along with the 3945 (cisco's suggested replacement router).

Hence wondering how I can keep Token Ring capability in a current Cisco platform, and why I responded to curielg73 post as he seems to have been in this position before me..

[Richard Burts]

You might find this discussion to be helpful

https://supportforums.cisco.com/discussion/11361971/token-ring-support-isr-g2

HTH

Rick

[steve.bowles1]

Thanks Richard,  I also got it confirmed from our Cisco Engineer...  Token Ring is no more..