On 1/4/00 10:45 PM, James L. Johnson [mailto:jimjohnson@novagate.com]
wrote:
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>>Complain to your IT people about turning off AppleTalk. There's no good
>>reason or excuse for that. They are supposed to support YOU, not inhibit
>>you. Turning off AppleTalk is a network manager being tyrannical, not
>>responsible.
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>
>
>Appletalk, while easy to use, does have its detractors. Bandwidth overhead
>is pretty high, but no reason in and of itself to shut it off. Tyrannical?
>Probably.
>
>Cheers,
>
>Jim.
Regarding "Bandwidth over head is pretty high"
I've heard on good authority that that's a common misconception.
ESPECIALLY if James and the printer are the only things using it on the
net.
- Bill
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