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From: tom@wcc.oz.au (Tom Evans)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.appletalk
Subject: Re: Adding a new Phase 2 Ethernet zone name
Message-ID: <1675@wcc.oz.au>
Date: 4 Apr 91 02:10:56 GMT
References: <313@farcomp.UUCP> <kre.670441211@mundamutti.cs.mu.OZ.AU>
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In article <kre.670441211@mundamutti.cs.mu.OZ.AU>, kre@cs.mu.OZ.AU 
(Robert Elz) writes:
> gary@farcomp.UUCP (Gary Morrell) writes:
> 
> >I can't believe that I'd have to 
> >take down the whole net just to add a new zone.
> 
> Believe it - there's currently no other way.   

Keep a copy of Robert's description for when you have to use it, or
read page 8-22 in "Inside AppleTalk, Second Edition". Chapter 7 of
the "AppleTalk Internet Router Administrator's Guide" also gives a
good description.

The original "Inside AppleTalk" (1989) had a full description and
specification of a "Zone name changing" protocol. Quoting from that
section however: 

	"The request to change a network's zone name can originate 
	from any node on the internet".

Huh!?! I don't think anyone implemented this specification - the
possibility of "Electronic Zone Graffiti" was far too likely.

"Inside AppleTalk, Second Edition" (1990):

	"It is envisioned that future network management protocols, to
	be defined by Apple, will provide this functionality.
	
It then continues to give a good description as to why this is (and
has to be) the case. That's where it stands at the moment.

Choose those zone names carefully - you won't want to change them.

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