RE: [WinMac] Can Macs run without AppleTalk?

LaPedis, Ron(ron.lapedis[at]compaq.com)
Thu, 7 Jan 1999 13:20:17 -0800

Look at http://www2.opendoor.com/asip/ Yes, even TCP/IP uses Appletalk. It's
just encapsulated in TCP/IP packets. She really may be afraid of
unencapsulated A/talk from the machines talking to each other and the
printer. Shareway IP (see above link) will eliminate A/talk between systems
by allowing OS8.1 and above systems to use AppleShare IP, but you still need
to use unencapsulated A/talk to your printer(s).

To get rid of unencapsulated A/talk across the network, just put all of the
Macs in their own subnet and turn off A/talk bridging in the router.
Encapslated A/talk (as well as HTTP, FTP, etc) will still go through the
router since it looks like TCP/IP from the outside. This will let you access
IP based network services in the rest of the company while keeping her
network's vital bodily fluids pure.

Ron LaPedis
Compaq Tandem Division
Global Development Systems & Engineering
Cupertino, California USA
Phone +1 (408) 285-7787
Fax +1 (408) 285-6230

DISCLAIMER: All personal and professional opinions presented herein are my
own and do not, in any way, represent the opinion or policy of Compaq
Computers.

On Thursday, January 07, 1999 12:53, Deb A [SMTP:debwork69@hotmail.com]
wrote:
> Hi all. I work at a place that is moving to PCs (using Windows NT
> workstation and 95 for laptops. Using NT server as our server OS) from
> being mostly Mac. The artists however want to continue using Macs. The
> network admin says they can do this BUT she will seporate them from
> the rest of the network, b/c she doesn't want AppleTalk used on the
> Mac network anymore, just TCP-IP. Her solution is to put one PC is
> their area of the network, and the Macs can drop/get files from it and
> only the PC in that area can access the rest of the network. She says
> that even if the artists Macs use TCP-IP they are STILL using
> AppleTalk. Is this true? Is there anyway around this? Is this the case
> with all MacOS versions or is 8.5 different? Please hel
>
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