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From: BSCHMIDT@bnr.ca (Ben  Schmidt, B.T.)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.appletalk
Subject: re: Liason s/w?
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Date: 21 Jul 89 12:53:00 GMT
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>   Sorry I missed the discussion about Liason but I was wondering if
>   Liason could be used to gateway appletalk traffic to the IP side of a
>   mac and communicate with a Cap server on a sun.  I am familiar with
>   K-boxes but what I want is a less expensive option for another
>   installation.
>          Mark Erikson
>          me@scubed.com

Liason is just used here to route between its serial (a remote mac) and
LocalTalk ports.  Best to check with Infosphere to ensure they support
routing to a SCSI connected NODEM. (1-800-445-7085)

Assuming Liason supports NODEMs you'll be limited to EtherTalk protocols
with your Sun.  I don't believe that Liason yet incorporates the embedded
IP-in-LocalTalk processing that FastPaths and GatorBoxes have. (eg. strip
off ALAP and DDP from such packets and tack on ethernet addresses with
an IP frame type of 0800.)

cheers, Ben Schmidt, Information Systems, BNR    Bitnet: bschmidt@bnr.ca