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That's correct: AURP - Apple Update Routing Protocol - takes care of only
broadcasting LAN changes across routers.
I doubt ANYONE is still using EtherTalk Phase 1... Didn't that go out the
window with System 7.1?
In any case, the so-called AppleTalk "broadcasts" are actually quite
insignificant on today's modern 100Base-TX switched networks; and now that
Asante dropped the price on gigabit NICs to $149 the overhead on those segments
is nil.
[BTW, you do NOT need a gigabit switch to connect only two devices: Use a
standard 8 conductor Cat 5 patch cable - NOT a crossover cable - since the
gigabit standard uses all 4 pairs, and handles standard patch cables for
"nose-to-nose" connections.]
Cheers!
Dan
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Michael Bartosh [mailto:mbartosh@mac.com]
>Sent: Friday, January 01, 1904 7:56 AM
>Subject: Re: [WinMac] Reduce Appletalk
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>My question would be - Why get rid of AppleTalk at all? If you are running
>AppleTalk Phase 2 (be careful, I think Cisco products still ship with Phase
>I enabled by default) your broadcasts should not be that bad (I think
>/everyhting/ broadcasts across /all/ zones with Ph1, wheras routers only
>update each other when something changes in Ph 2, but its been awhile sincce
>I looked at it)
>
>-mab
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>on 12/19/00 7:32 AM, Welch, John C. at jwelch@aer.com wrote:
>
>> I'm going to shock some here, but I agree with Dan on this. For file and
>> other, IP is the way to go, but AppleTalk and PAP is an excellent printing
>> protocol, and until the big revision to IP printing finally gets done,
>> probably the best way to manage printers.
>>
>> If done correctly, (read: Plan twice, execute once.), keeping AppleTalk for
>> just your printers will not bog down the network noticeably. If you are at a
>> reasonabley modern OS level, i.e. No earlier than 8.1, and 8.6 is a better
>> rev, then Desktop printing via the LaserWriter 8 drivers avoids the chooser.
>> In fact, if you are at 8.6 or better, you don't need the chooser at all, as
>> the desktop printer manager and the Network Browser eliminate the need for
>> it, unless you need to use something like MacNFS. The current version of
>> DAVE can function nicely without the Chooser, and if you can eliminate NBP
>> broadcasts, then *much* of your AppleTalk traffic is gone.
>>
>> john
>>
>> On 12/18/00 4:44 PM, "Dan Schwartz" <Dan@BrakeAndGo.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I'm in the minority; but I believe in keeping AppleTalk running for one
>>> reason: PRINTING.
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