dhp1@gte.com (Dave Pascoe) (04/16/91)
Does anyone know the difference between the AdminTCP and MacTCP cdevs? I just acquired AdminTCP and the only thing it seems to do is make all the fields within MacTCP untouchable (I set "Protected" in AdminTCP). Is AdminTCP meant to be used by the "administrator" for an individual LocalTalk network? Is it possible to have all LocalTalk machines with MacTCP read things like the domain name server, etc. from a central administration machine when a change occurs? Probably not.....hmmm So why does AdminTCP exist? -- Dave Pascoe | dhp1@gte.com GTE/SCSD | KM3T | Packet Radio: KM3T @ KA2QHD.NJ
csr@ubvax.UB.Com (Chris Ranch) (04/17/91)
In article <10999@bunny.GTE.COM> dhp1@gte.com (Dave Pascoe) writes: >Does anyone know the difference between the AdminTCP and MacTCP cdevs? I just >acquired AdminTCP and the only thing it seems to do is make all the fields >within MacTCP untouchable (I set "Protected" in AdminTCP). You are correct. The driver, DNR, and configuration are in MacTCP, and AdminTCP only sets protection bits in the configuration resource MacTCP. >Is AdminTCP meant to be used by the "administrator" for an individual LocalTalk >network? Is it possible to have all LocalTalk machines with MacTCP read >things like the domain name server, etc. from a central administration machine >when a change occurs? Probably not.....hmmm Yes. No. Currently using the server address feature, dns info is not configured. John V.? Also, cfg info currently is designed to be sent to MacTCP when a LocalTalk workstation establishes a 'session' with an IP in AppleTalk forwarding agent [IPGATEWAY], aka MacIP. Do you really want an IPGATEWAY to send messages to clients when a configuration change occurs? Currently, there is no facility in MacIP to send unsolicited messages to clients. >So why does AdminTCP exist? To keep IP illiterate users from screwing up their networks. >Dave Pascoe | dhp1@gte.com >GTE/SCSD | >KM3T | Packet Radio: KM3T @ KA2QHD.NJ -- Chris Ranch Ungermann-Bass, Inc. (408)562-7957 csr@ubvax.ub.com