mdr@REED.UUCP (Mike Rutenberg) (03/09/86)
I want to know how people find Appletalk when used as a general purpose
LAN under a serious load. I might suspect all is fine, but would love
to hear somebody with actual experience say so.
Are you running file servers? Do you have 20 Macs on 1 Appletalk
talking IP? Do you have a large network with Ethernet/Appletalk
gateways? What do you think?
What I would really love is a full blown operational report on Appletalk,
but more specifically:
- How does the network stand up under a reasonable load?
- If I have 20 Macs on one Appletalk logging into a Vax
through an Ethernet/Appletalk gateway, will perceived performance
be decent (eg. x kbps)? (assume Vax speed isn't an issue)
I would guess Apple has lots of practical experience, but Stanford, CMU
and others also seem to be doing Internetworking work with Appletalk.
Any of these groups (& others) are encouraged to reply.
Mike Rutenberg