Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!usenet.ins.cwru.edu!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!ucbvax!CAYMAN.COM!brad From: brad@CAYMAN.COM Newsgroups: comp.protocols.appletalk Subject: Re: internet AppleShare file server access? Message-ID: <9008100015.AA02066@andros.Cayman.COM> Date: 10 Aug 90 00:15:11 GMT References: Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: The Internet Lines: 24 >> The latest version of the GatorBox software (Version 1.5) allows to connect >> two GatorBoxes together via a IP network. So far, I have not see, and >> standards or puplished protocols (Cayman are you willing to aid in >> compatiblity!?) Both GatorBoxes need to be configured to map zones and >> network numbers correctly. It is true that this will work. It is also true that we haven't published the protocol. It's very simple however, and we would be glad to work with anyone who wants to use it. Perhaps we should write up a a simple document. Basically the two gatorboxes are configured as half-routers with a udp "pipe" between them. The "pipe" looks like a phase 2 network, and works just like a network wire (i.e. RTMP's get sent). We just address all the "control" packets (rtmp, zip, etc...) to and from network 0, node 0 as the "pipe" has no network address. The encapsulation is identical to that used by KIP. The source and destination udp port number is alway 910 (unlike KIP). Not very fancy, but it works. We plan to augment the facility, but will use a different udp port number to preserve backward compatabilty. -brad