[c-nsp] Appletalk (don't laugh) through Cisco switch

[Tim Stevenson]

There is no AT routing support on this platform. However, you can use 
fallback bridging instead. Or you could use a higher end switch like 4500 
or 6500 that does support AT routing (in software).

But, is this "specialized simulation lab" really using AT?? AFAIK, even 
Apple has moved away from this protocol, using IP instead.

Tim

At 03:56 PM 7/13/2005, Jeff Kell quipped:
>I have a most unusual situation here :-)  We have a <large govt entity>
>specialized simulation lab on campus that is all-Macintosh.  We are not
>routing Appletalk, don't need to, they only need it inside the lab.  The
>hosts were hooked up to a 3550-EMI switch, nothing fancy.  Their
>application fails.  According to "them":
>
>"We have researched this problem and discovered that there is a
>known issue with running AppleTalk through a Managed CISCO Switch."
>
>"The solution will be to connect all your computers to a non-cisco
>managed switch."
>
>Anyone ever heard of this?  I drew a blank searching TAC.  I thought
>Cisco switches could do anything :-)
>
>Jeff
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Tim Stevenson, tstevens at cisco.com
Routing & Switching CCIE #5561
Technical Marketing Engineer, Catalyst 6500
Cisco Systems, http://www.cisco.com
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