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This chapter discusses the concept of AppleTalk routing and how to configure AppleTalk setup for a Netopia
R7100 with the AppleTalk kit installed.
AppleTalk suppor t is available as a separate kit for the Netopia R7100 SDSL Router. Skip this chapter if you do
not have the AppleTalk kit.
This section covers the following topics:
■
“AppleTalk networks” on page 11-1
■
“Installing AppleTalk” on page 11-4
■
“Configuring AppleTalk” on page 11-6
Note:
To take effect, all changes to AppleTalk options require a restar t.
AppleTalk networks
A
network
is a communication system that connects computers so that they share information using
network
services
such as electronic mail, print spoolers, and file ser vers. Information is transferred over a cabling
system or WAN using a common set of
protocols
. You can think of the cabling system as an organization of
cities, streets, and buildings and the protocols as the method of sending letters or packages, as illustrated on
the following pages. A
cable
is the physical medium (for example, twisted pair or coaxial) over which information
travels from one device to another.
AppleTalk protocol
AppleTalk
is a protocol set for local area networks developed by Apple Computer. While initially applied to the
LocalTalk
cabling system for connecting Macintosh computers and LaserWriter printers, it has been expanded
to use other cabling systems such as Ethernet, as well as dial-up telephone networks and packet switching
systems. LocalTalk was originally known as the AppleTalk Personal Network system.
Each computer or peripheral device (printer, client, file ser ver) connected to a network is called a
node
and has
a unique
node address
, which can be any number from 1 to 254. Whenever you open the Chooser or any
application that communicates with other computers on your network, your application compiles a list of all
node names and addresses. All you see are the names --- for example, “Paul’sMac,” “TechSpor tsWriter,” or
“2nd Floor AppleShare” --- but your application also knows the node addresses of all these devices.
When you send information, commands, or requests to a printer, ser ver, or another workstation, your
application formats the information into units known as
packets
. It then attaches the correct address to the
packets and sends them to the AppleTalk software on your computer, which for wards the packets across the
network. Packets also include a return address so the receiver will know where to reply.
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