I am trying to find info for someone about the best way to handle a transparent router replacemnt.
They currently have a router that handles AppleTalk (and I think may be acting as the zone seed). They have two zones, about 200 Macs, and a few dozen printers. They are replacing the router with a new one. This new one does NOT support AppleTalk. (The decision on the router is made, and its already been purchased, so we have to work with it). They want the transition to the new router to be transparent to the users. They want the users to still access everything via the Chooser as they have in the past. I know with the File Servers, I can just activate AppleTalk over IP and those will continue to work thru the new router. But how to I create the zones over IP? Assuming the old router is the zone seed, I assume I need to install a box to handle the seed. Any cheap/free recommendations (I have a garage full of old Macs I can use). Also, how do I handle the AppleTalk printers. Not all of them support TCP/IP, so I can't just create LPR interfaces for them. What is the best way to get the printers to continue to work via the chooser as they always have? All the Macs in use are at least OS 8 and up (including some running OS X). Any suggestions? -chris <http://www.mythtech.net> -- 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> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> MacNetwork list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/macnet.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; end 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 Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
