on 11/21/03 3:30 PM, Marten van de Kraats wrote: >Why should one want to use appletalk when running mac os 8.1 on the >client machine? Appletalk is an inferior protocol that should be >avoided when you have the alternative of IP. The only reason I am >using it is because of my laserwriters being appletalk only and my >personal server (fanless LC running AppleShare 3) also not being able >to share via IP.
AppleTalk is not an "inferior" protocol at all. It is designed for simplicity and convenience on a local area network, and does the job quite well. TCP/IP never matched the convenience of AppleTalk on a LAN until Apple recently introduced Rendevous. Modern servers and clients support AppleShare over IP, which provides the convenience of finding and logging into servers using AppleTalk, then actually transferring data using IP for higher throughput. http://katsmacs.blogspot.com/ -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
