mosemann@hoss.unl.edu (Russell Mosemann) (08/17/90)
A few days ago I posted a question asking if it was possible for people
to access each other's resources (file servers, etc.) if they were on two
geographically distant LocalTalk networks connected to Internet. The
overwhelming response was, "Yes!". Now, how is it done?
1. FastPath - There were some seemingly conflicting responses here. Some
people swore that it couldn't be done with a FastPath. Others swore
that it could be done if you were using KIP for both FastPaths and had
the pertinent information in the routing tables (IP address of each
FastPath, gateways, option 11 checked, etc.). The packets would be
encapsulated in IP and sent on their merry way. The rest just swore
(no, not really).
2. Everyone agreed that the Cayman GatorBoxes could do it. The official
term is "tunneling". New software has been specially written to do
this, but it hasn't been released, yet. A kind person at Cayman
volunteered to help if someone is trying to do this with GatorBoxes.
3. The IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force) has formed a Working Group
to define a standard to do this very thing. Apple is working closely
with this group. So, some day this kind of access will be
"official".
In the meantime, several people have told me that they have done it.
It is possible now if you try out 1 or 2 above. Remember that there can't
be any conflicts with zone names. No one promised anything about
performance. (Hmmm. I wonder if broadcast storms can occur across
Internet? What a scary thought.) We might try it out with our FastPaths
if I have the time. If anyone else gets it to work with their FastPaths,
send me a note about how it went.
I would like to thank all of the knowledgeable people who responded to
my posting. My summary wouldn't have been nearly as interesting without
you! Thanks.
Russell
mosemann@hoss.unl.edu
uunet!hos.unl.edu!mosemannbrad@CAYMAN.COM (08/18/90)
>> 2. Everyone agreed that the Cayman GatorBoxes could do it. The official >> term is "tunneling". New software has been specially written to do >> this, but it hasn't been released, yet. A kind person at Cayman >> volunteered to help if someone is trying to do this with GatorBoxes. The new software is our 1.5.0 release, which has been out for several months. You can get a copy from our technical services group (or try email to support@cayman.com) -brad
Beattie@SYSTEM-M.PHX.BULL.COM ("Art Beattie {AC602 862-4783}") (08/19/90)
maverick.ksu.ksu.edu!hoss!hoss.unl.edu!mosemann@uunet.uu.net (Russell Mosemann) writes: >2. Everyone agreed that the Cayman GatorBoxes could do it. The official > term is "tunneling". New software has been specially written to do > this, but it hasn't been released, yet. A kind person at Cayman > volunteered to help if someone is trying to do this with GatorBoxes. I tried to send this directly to Russell but some mailer along the way couldn't find a route. So I'll do it this way. I saw your summary of responses about connecting AppleTalk networks with internet connections. I too, am looking into this and have my first GatorBox. I would like to contact the person at Cayman about getting more information about this networking feature with a GatorBox. Could you please forward me the information?? Thanks much. --Art