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From: ercm20@castle.ed.ac.uk (Sam Wilson)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.appletalk,comp.sys.mac.comm
Subject: Public Folder/Broadcast over ethernet
Message-ID: <5585@castle.ed.ac.uk>
Date: 8 Aug 90 14:36:12 GMT
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Organization: Edinburgh University Computing Service
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We have recently installed ethernet cards in two Macs (it would be 4 but
two cards were DOA) and discovered the "can't use EtherTalk and
LocalTalk at the same time" feature.  What is disconcerting is that
Public Folder and Broadcast don't appear to work when the networking is
switched to 'Ethernet'.  Does anyone know whether this is a fundamental
problem due to differences in the way LocalTalk and EtherTalk work, or
is there some feature of PF/B'cast that means they don't work over
EtherTalk (but should) or is there just some problem with my setup.

hardware: Mac SE, System 6.0.4, twin floppies, 2.5Mb, external HD, 3Com
          EtherLink/SE card, Public Folder 1.0, Broadcast 1.2, various
          other INITs and CDEVs

hardware: Mac IIcx, System 6.0.4, floppy, 4Mb, 40M internal HD, other
          assorted h/w add-ons (scanner, ProDrive etc.), 3Com
          EtherLink/II card, Public Folder 1.0, Broadcast 1.2, various
          other INITs and CDEVs

NCSA Telnet 2.3 works fine on both machines but had not been in use
between startup and testing PF and B'cast.

Sam Wilson
EUCS Network Services