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From: falken@apple.com (Dave Falkenburg)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.appletalk
Subject: Re: KIP and Apples Router...
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Date: 22 Jun 89 00:55:38 GMT
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In article <7162.614439407@GNOME.CS.CMU.EDU> Ravinder.Chandhok@CS.CMU.EDU 
(Rob Chandhok) writes:
> Anyway, It seems that with MacTCP + a little work, we could have the 
Apple
> Router replace the KIP box, by making an AppleTalk driver that routed
> packets via MacTCP.  We shouldn't have to change the router, and the
> resulting "Encapsulated AppleTalk" (IPTalk?) driver could also be used on
> standalone Macs.  The IPTalk driver might have to still talk to the KIP
> demon via IP directly, to fully simulate KIP.
> 
> I might be wrong in terms of the work involved, but am I technically off 
the
> wall? Would be fun...

The only problem with building a UDP LAP would be that the LAP manager 
would try to
install the IPTalk LAP  BEFORE MacTCP had been loaded.  (I think, but am 
not sure)

-dave falkenburg
  falken@apple.com

disclaimer:  I'm not in Networking & Communications at Apple, just System
             Software. Regardless of this fact, these opinions are my own!