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- Path: sparky!uunet!noc.near.net!mv!world!ycrdi
- From: ycrdi@world.std.com (Young Chang RD Inc)
- Subject: NetBridge/GatorBox: Who dunnit?
- Message-ID: <BxzA2A.1HJ@world.std.com>
- Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
- Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 19:27:45 GMT
- Lines: 41
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- Hi, y'all.
-
- Our network has a LocalTalk side and an Ethernet side, connected by a
- Cayman Systems GatorBox CS. The LocalTalk is divided into two nets by
- a Shiva NetBridge. Both LocalTalk nets are in "AppleTalk Zone." The
- default zone on the Ethernet side is "Ethernet Zone," but there's also
- an "AppleTalk Zone" on the Ethernet wire. Okay, here's the problem.
-
- Nodes on the far side of the NetBridge can't see in their Chooser devices
- that are hooked up to Ethernet wire but are in "AppleTalk Zone." This is
- because of the following phenomenon: Whenever an NBPLkUp (xxx:yyy@*) is
- sent to the NetBridge, the NetBridge sends an NBPFwdReq (xxx:yyy@*) to the
- GatorBox as expected. The GatorBox, however, ignores it with a "bad packet"
- diagnostic message. The GatorBox should instead be transmitting an NBPLkUp
- (xxx:yyy@AppleTalk Zone) on the Ethernet side, right?
-
- Now, whose fault is it? Are the packets really bad or is the GatorBox
- broken?
-
- Is there any product or tool anyone can recommend to determine which
- is true? Currently, my network arsenal is limited, but it has been
- sufficient in the past. I can see packets on LocalTalk, but not on
- Ethernet. The only way I know what's happening on Ethernet is by
- looking at LocalTalk data.
-
- Has anyone had any similar experiences with either product?
-
- Any help would be greatly appreciated.
-
- Thanx,
- -TimK
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- Tim King / Network Manager
- Young Chang R&D Institute
- ycrdi@world.std.com
- timk@world.std.com
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