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From: 21602MR@MSU.BITNET (Mark Rosenberg)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.appletalk
Subject: Crossing Zones to Print ?
Message-ID: <69021602MR@MSU>
Date: 22 Oct 90 09:09:44 GMT
Organization: Michigan State University
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I am re-zoning some Macs onto a star controller and using a shiva net bridge
to go into the building appletalk backbone.  The question I have concerns a
couple of optimization decisions I need to make...

The building appletalk backbone sends everybody (50 macs) down into the basmnt
into star controllers which are then plugged into the backbone, so currently
everybody *sees* everybody else through broadcast and also printing packets,
right ?  I am under the impression that all this traffic (there is a consider
able amount of printing that goes on) slows mac down because they need to liste
n to the net ?  Well I'd like to put a bridge between our star controller and
the building backbone, but some people on our star will have to go outside it
to print since we can't capture a laser and we can't afford to buy another one
at this time.  We also have a server that will be on our star.  I am wondering
what the impact of bridging our star will be and if people have to go across
zones to print will it still be useful ?  Any info or reference on how the
mechanics of appletalk,stars,bridges,etc work would be greatly appreciated...

Thanks,
Mark Rosenberg