CLAUSS1@applelink.apple.com (Clauss, Chris) (10/26/90)
Hi Folks,
There has been a lot of talk about Cisco and its AppleTalk support here
lately so I thought this might be helpful to a few of you:
MacWeek 10.23.90, pg. 15
CISCO TO SUPPORT APPLETALK PHASE 2
PRODUCTS: Cisco Systems Inc.'s family of internetworking routers.
NEW FEATURES: All Cisco routers will incorporate support for AppleTalk
Phase 2 network-transport protocols running concurrently with the original
AppleTalk and other supported protocols at no extra charge. AppleTalk Phase 2
routing will be supported over Cisco's Ethernet, synchronous serial, Fiber
Distributed Data Interface, token-ring and X.25 interfaces.
PRICE: Phase 2 support standard with any Cisco router starting in
November. Upgrade is free to users of Cisco routers still under warranty;
others pay $500.
ADDRESS: Cisco Systems, 1525 O'Brien Drive, Menlo Park, CA, 94025
(415) 326-1941
jmg@cernvax.UUCP (mike gerard) (11/01/90)
In article <4398980@AppleLink.Apple.COM> CLAUSS1@applelink.apple.com (Clauss, Chris) writes: > NEW FEATURES: All Cisco routers will incorporate support for AppleTalk >Phase 2 network-transport protocols running concurrently with the original >AppleTalk and other supported protocols at no extra charge. AppleTalk Phase 2 >routing will be supported over Cisco's Ethernet, synchronous serial, Fiber >Distributed Data Interface, token-ring and X.25 interfaces. Now would anyone like to tell me how the Phase 2 packets will go across an FDDI network? It is well known that currently Apple Phase 2 does NOT work over many standard Mac-level bridges (but it should if one uses encapsulating techniques). Since ultimately someone is going to want to have Apple Phase 2 protocols recognised by equipment sitting directly on FDDI this becomes an interesting point. -- _ _ o | __ | jmg@cernvax.uucp | | | | _ / \ _ __ _ __ _| jmg@cernvax.bitnet | | | | |_) /_) | __/_) | (___\ | (_/ | J. M. Gerard, Div. DD, CERN, | | |_|_| \_/\___ \__/ \___| (_|_| \_|_ 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland