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Chapter 4 - Using AppleTalk on a VINES Network

Introduction

Configuring the VINES AFP Service

Preparing the Workstations

Installing Network Drivers

If you are running AppleTalk Phase 1, you need EtherTalk 1.0.
If you are running AppleTalk Phase 2, you need EtherTalk 2.0 or a later version.

Connecting the Workstations

Follow the instructions that came with your network card for connecting the network cables to the network card.

1. Choose the Control Panel from the Apple menu. Your actual Control Panel might look slightly different from the one in the following illustration depending on how you have customized your Macintosh system, and depending on the revision of the operating system that you are using. The illustrations on the following pages were taken from a Macintosh workstation running System version 6.0.7. The Control Panels used in System 7.0 vary slightly.

Figure 4-1.Macintosh Control Panel

2. Click on the Network icon. (You might have to scroll to find it. In the preceding illustration, the Network icon is the third icon down on the left side of the Control Panel.) If the Network icon does not appear, it means that only the LocalTalk (built-in) driver is installed. You must install the EtherTalk or TokenTalk driver for the Network icon to appear.

The Control Panel now displays which network types are available to you (that is, which drivers you have in your System Folder). The following figure shows a Control Panel for a Macintosh that has Built-in (LocalTalk), EtherTalk Phase 2, and TokenTalk drivers, all from Apple Computer.

Figure 4-2. Macintosh Network Types

3. Click the icon for the network type you want to use. For example, if you want to use EtherTalk Phase 2, click on the icon for EtherTalk version 2.0 or greater. In the illustration, the EtherTalk icon shown is the icon for EtherTalk 2.0 (EtherTalk 2.0 has double-headed arrows in its icon). If you are not sure which version of EtherTalk you have installed, check the System Folder.

If this is a change from what was being used, or if this is the first time the Macintosh workstation is connecting to the network, a dialog box like the one in the following figure appears.

Click the OK button. The dialog box disappears, and the Control Panel is again in view.

Figure 4.3. Changing the Macintosh Network Connection

4. To choose the default zone, click the icon for the network type once more (in this case, click EtherTalk once more). A dialog box appears similar to the one in the following illustration asking you to select this computer's AppleTalk zone. In the following illustration, there is only one zone available. Your dialog box might show a list of zones.

Figure 4-4. Selcting the AppleTalk Zone

5. Click the name of the zone that contains the server you want to log onto.

Communicating with a Macintosh Workstation

Monitoring Your AppleTalk Network

Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)
Datagram Delivery Protocol (DDP)
Name Binding Protocol (NBP)
AppleTalk Transaction Protocol (ATP)
Zone Information Protocol (ZIP)
Routing Table Maintenance Protocol (RTMP)
AppleTalk Session Protocol (ASP)
AppleTalk Echo Protocol (AEP)

Monitoring Communications Buffers

Viewing Routing Tables

1. From the Operator Menu, choose Run Network Management. Use the arrow keys to choose the server or servers you want to check from the list of available servers. Press F10.

2. From the VINES Network Summary menu, choose SHOW protocol information. Press RETURN. Using the arrow keys, choose the server you want to check. Press RETURN.

3. At the Protocol Information menu, use the arrow keys to choose the table you want to view. Press RETURN.

Additional Reading

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