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From: tom@wcc.oz (Tom Evans)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.appletalk
Subject: Re: ignorant question--Phase I vs Phase II A-talk
Message-ID: <1158@wcc.oz>
Date: 16 Nov 90 09:24:26 GMT
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In article <2324@sparko.gwu.edu>, fc156111@seas.gwu.edu (Timothy A. Waire Jr.) writes:
> I realize that the differences between EtherTalk Phase I & Phase II can be
> determined from the icon; however, we are using Liason as a router to 
> LocalTalk.
> 
> My question is how to determine if the people on LocalTalk are using Phase 
> I or > Phase II AppleTalk.  We have always taken this for granted before, 
> but have recently started having problems on the network since adding the 
> EtherTalk users.

Macs on LocalTalk don't have a "Phase" unless they're acting as Routers.
A Mac running Liason is acting as a Router, and thus you have to be
running a Phase 2 version of Liason if the rest of your network is
Phase 2.

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