Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!cs.utexas.edu!samsung!uunet!bu.edu!m2c!ernie.viewlogic.com!curly!alan From: alan@curly.Viewlogic.COM (Alan Medsker) Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell Subject: Re: packet drivers and Mac Ethertalk question Message-ID: <1991Jan29.082314@curly.Viewlogic.COM> Date: 29 Jan 91 13:23:14 GMT References: <1991Jan25.230229.6596@midway.uchicago.edu> Sender: news@viewlogic.com (News Administrator) Reply-To: alan@curly.Viewlogic.COM (Alan Medsker) Distribution: usa Organization: Viewlogic Systems, Inc., Marlboro, MA Lines: 27 In article <1991Jan25.230229.6596@midway.uchicago.edu>, kusumoto@chsun1.uchicago.edu (Bob Kusumoto) writes: |> ... |> |> How are these macs going to know to use ethernet II type 8137 to talk to the |> server? OR Is there some card out there for the server that will deal |> with my problem? |> ... They don't. Macs talk Appletalk to the NLM/VAP, which translates to NetWare protocols. The bridge or server that the VAP/NLM is running on needs to have its NIC ECONFIGed, of course, but you've already done that. Alan -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Alan Medsker Viewlogic Systems, Inc. Voice: (508) 480-0881 293 Boston Post Road West Fax: (508) 480-0882 Marlboro, MA 01752 Internet: amedsker@Viewlogic.COM cc:Mail: Alan Medsker at Viewlogic CI$: 76376,662 BIX: amedsker 2 Meters: WB0SQR =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= My opinions, of course. And don't hold me to them. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=