> >Thanks for these ideas. Now, I do have one question for all--what >measure or benchmark can one use to determine if indeed AppleTalk is >functioning sufficiently well? That is, one suggestion has been that >the apparent slowness may just be how it is. Since I don't have >anything to compare it to, how will I know if my troubleshooting >has shot the trouble?
I copied a 31.7 MB file via appletalk and it took 2 minutes and 25 seconds from my iBook to a G3 with file sharing turned on. The same file transferred to my Quadra 800 server running Appleshare 4.0 in a shade over 3 minutes. All connections are CAT 5 through a 10baseT hub. If a similar size file takes you an hour to transfer, I would check all of your network hardware. You could try connecting the two with a crossover cable to verify file transfers are at rated speed, then eliminate various components to find the problem. TCP/IP is faster than appletalk, but we should be talking seconds faster for most files. For example, the same 31.7 MB file transferred via TCP/IP took 1 minute and 20 seconds to transfer to the G3 from the iBook. The location manager will indeed allow settings such as network protocol, printer, time zones etc to change at the click of the control strip module. OS 9 seems to have a limit of 16 locations. OSX doesn't have the same limitation. (My iBook currently has 20) I hope these numbers help to clarify and make some sense of what to expect via appletalk. James -- MacNetwork is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... XRouter Pro | Share your DSL or cable modem between multiple computers! Dr. Bott | Only $199 <http://www.drbott.com/prod/MIH130.html> Now shipping! Farallon Wireless SkyLINE PCI Card for Mac Desktops! <http://www.farallon.com/le/skyline/pci/index.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> MacNetwork list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/macnet.html> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/macnetwork%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
