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From: winders@aux.support.apple.com (Scott Winders)
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Subject: Re: Just what exactly is Ethertalk?
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Date: 8 Feb 91 21:55:21 GMT
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In article <39041@cup.portal.com> FelineGrace@cup.portal.com (Dana B 
Bourgeois) writes:

> I see lots of reference to Ethertalk in Mac magazines.  Just what is it
> and what is it's relationship to TCP/IP and NFS?  I ask because I have
> an Ethernet system with TCP/IP and NFS on it (for the MS-DOS machines)
> and I know that someday I will need to connect the growing number of
> Macs to this network.  So where does Ethertalk fit into my network?
> Maybe I can't use it?

EtherTalk is AppleTalk incapsulated inside Ethernet or 802.3 style packets.
EtherTalk with AppleTalk Phase 1 packets are encapsulated in Ethernet style packets. EtherTalk with AppleTalk Phase 2 packets are encapsulated in 802.3 style packets.

Scott Winders
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