I believe (and I can be wrong) only those routers that says it can pass Appletalk packages can do it, I think.
Sherman
On Tue, 22 Jun 2004 10:22:28 +1000, Adrian Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> any of the wired only routers have problems with AppleTalk...
>On Jun 20, 2004, at 11:54 AM, MacAddictvja wrote:
>
>>Hello Bruce,
>>
>>Thanks for your comment. I have been seriously considering doing what you
>>suggested! This old router I got from the SwapList is becoming a nightmare.
>>I was at OfficeMax yesterday, but they only had two routers to choose from,
>>one for over $50.00, and the other was $100.00
>>
>>Does it really matter what kind of new router I get? Will it still be
>>compatible to get my older Macs online (PowerBook 540c, PowerMac 7300/500),
>>and of course I need to get my new G4 1Ghz iBook online through the router
>>as well.
>
>It really doesn't matter. All the router 'sees' is ethernet
>connections. It doesn't care of the ethernet packets come from a
>mac, a PC, or a really, really, well trained duck with a highly
>modified Commodore 64...
>
But will all routers pass AppleTalk packets?
I don't know if this will be an issue for you but I would guess that it might be with Powerbook 540c. I know some wireless routers won't pass AppleTalk from the wired to wireless sides but I have no idea if
AFAIK the wired LAN ports on ALL low cost routers are connected to a switch so they are independent of protocol. It's the connection to the wireless port that may or may not work with AppleTalk.
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