Perhaps I'm missing something, but... why not monitor the AppleTalk devices directly?
It's not as obvious, but InterMapper is able to monitor AppleTalk devices and networks as well as IP ones. Always has been able to. Check out http://www.intermapper.com/immanual/chapter1/addingat.html for how to add an AppleTalk device to a map. For example, on my home network, I was able to add a LaserWriter IIg to an InterMapper map. It's name is "LaserWriter IIg", and I don't have an AppleTalk router, so no zones. The string I typed into the "Add Device" box is "LaserWriter IIg:LaserWriter:*", including the quotes. You can do the same thing with servers, too. Use "AFPServer" instead of "LaserWriter". If you have OS X, you can display the AppleTalk devices on the network with the "atlookup" command. Hope this helps, Doug >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 03/14/03 04:21 AM >>> I have two Win2k Servers, one that serves files and the other that serves printers. I have setup IM to monitor the Appleshare IP protocol on the servers. However, sometimes the server and printers drop from the chooser in pre-OS X and from the Printer Utility and Connect to Server window in OSX. The file share is still is available by typing in the IP address. When this happens, printers become completely unavailable from the server, and connections to the file share cause problems. The entire time this is happening, the Appleshare IP monitor says everything it fine. When I finally discover the problem I stop and start the mac services on the Win2k Servers. In any case, I would like to monitor with IM when the "Appletalk" or apple network listing of the services fails, so I don't find out about it by accident. How would I et this up? Thanks, Ric ------------------------ Frederic L. Washer Programmer/Analyst Dartmouth College - VP For Development ____________________________________________________________________ List archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/intermapper-talk%40list.dartware.com/ To unsubscribe: send email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ____________________________________________________________________ List archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/intermapper-talk%40list.dartware.com/ To unsubscribe: send email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
