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From: bhall@pbs.org (Dark Star)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.appletalk,comp.sys.mac.comm
Subject: Re: Public Folder/Broadcast over ethernet
Message-ID: <9831.26c060f4@pbs.org>
Date: 8 Aug 90 22:59:00 GMT
References: <5585@castle.ed.ac.uk>
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In article <5585@castle.ed.ac.uk>, ercm20@castle.ed.ac.uk (Sam Wilson) writes:
> 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
> 
> 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
> 

I can use Public Folder (haven't tried Broadcast) between a Mac IIcx with
System 6.0.4 and a Novell EtherPort II ("National" flavor) and a Mac IIci
with System 6.0.5 and a Novell EtherPort II ("Intel" flavor).

On the EtherPort cards you can select between AppleTalk Phase I and Phase II.
If the 3Com cards have a similar feature, they may not be set the same.

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