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From: MacUserLabs@cup.portal.com (Stephan - Somogyi)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm
Subject: Re: System 7 & AppleTalk Phase II
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Date: 21 Jun 91 00:37:45 GMT
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anthony@cs.adelaide.edu (Anthony Dunstan) writes:
 
>Could someone PLEASE clarify the situation with System 7 and
>Appletalk Phase II.
>
>Installing the Golden CD System 7 we get Phase I.
>
>Where is Phase II?
 
The ApppleTalk version built-in to System 7 is 56 - ie definitely
Phase 2. If you select EtherTalk to be installed by Apple's standard
Installer script, you will get EtherTalk Phase 2 drivers. I'm quite
confused by your report to the contrary.
 
Alan Oppenheimer said at the Developers' Conference that they are
stopping engineering support for Phase 1 at the end of this year.
 
brian@galileo.uucp (Brian Donnell [PT4]) writes:
 
>Phase II only applies to EtherTalk protocols. If your Mac is
>connected to your net via LocalTalk lines (through the printer
>port), you do not need to worry about Phase II.
 
Yes and no. While there is no extended addressing on LocalTalk
networks, the Phase 2 LocalTalk drivers do use the best router
algorithm. While you don't have to "worry" about Phase 2 in the
context of LocalTalk, it certainly is not inconsequential either.
 
>However, System 7 Macs connected directly to the Ethernet must use
>EtherTalk Phase II protocols. To communicate with other Macs using
>LocalTalk, your LocalTalk/Ethernet gateway (such as a Fastpath) must
>understand Phase II EtherTalk.
 
I do not believe this to be the case. Numerous people on the net have
posted that they are running 7.0 together with the Phase 1 adev
without difficulties.
 
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Stephan Somogyi                   net.nerd                     MacUser