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From: longstaf@lll-lcc.aRpA (Thomas A Longstaff)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Connectivity Issues with Fastpath Boxes
Message-ID: <1185@lll-lcc.aRpA>
Date: Mon, 28-Sep-87 13:22:19 EDT
Article-I.D.: lll-lcc.1185
Posted: Mon Sep 28 13:22:19 1987
Date-Received: Wed, 30-Sep-87 05:20:36 EDT
Organization: Lawrence Livermore Labs, Livermore Ca
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Keywords: Kinetics TOPS Appletalk Appleshare Security


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	I am currently evaluating a connection scheme for Macs, PC's,
and unix boxes (no flames please, it's not my fault!) to be used in
our project. One of the components we are considering is a Kinetics
fastpath to connect our appletalk to another appletalk at a remote
location on the net.  We are currently using TOPS for our software.
Now for the questions.

1.	Is this possible?  Has anyone done this?  After talking to
Centram and Kinetics I get a lot of conflicting and confusing
information about "maybe" and "depends on the other guy" type of talk.
If it is not possible to use TOPS through fastpath boxes, how about
appleshare?  

2.	Assuming the answer to 1. is yes, what's to keep anyone else
with a fastpath from accessing our files and laserwritters?  We would
rather not password protect all volumes on the net, and I don't know
of any way to protect the laserwritters.  This is a potentially big
problem which I have not seen addressed in this forum or any place
else.  Again, questions to Centram or Kinetics have been little help.
A partial answer seems to include appletalk zones, but does TOPS
support this concept?

	If these questions generate any interest, I'll summarize
responses to the net.  Or perhaps this isn't an issue because it isn't
possible?  If this is not possible, is there any benefit to having two
appletalks connected to fastpaths and long haul networks?

		Tom Longstaff
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