[WinMac] RE: Can Macs run without AppleTalk?
Harris, Matt(HARRISMA[at]Mattel.com)
Mon, 11 Jan 1999 13:37:24 -0800
Deb A 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 separate 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 help.
Matt Harris Answered:
If you use Dave for connectivity to windows and direct AppleTalk to your
Printer port while connecting to your Ethernet network, no AppleTalk packets
will get onto your network.
Adding steps to your work flow is really a ridiculous request in comparison
to the minor hit your network would take anyway, particularly if AppleTalk
is not allowed across your routers (an easy configuration setting for most
environments).
If you can get you Network Administrator to compromise with cutting
AppleTalk at the router, you can set up Shareway IP in every subnet in order
to give full IP access to all of your Mac users who need to cross the
router.
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