3Com 2500 manual Protocols, AppleTalk, designate a seed router through the Administration Console

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quickly within the zone because the zone includes fewer devices than the entire internet does.

Seed Routers A seed router initializes the internet with AppleTalk configuration

	information, including network numbers and zone names. The seed router
	broadcasts this information so that nonseed routers can learn it. You can
	designate a seed router through the Administration Console.
	A nonseed router listens for a seed router and then takes the configuration
	information from the first seed router it detects. After a nonseed router
	obtains the configuration information, it can participate in the network as if
	it were a seed router as well.
AppleTalk	AppleTalk protocols work together to ensure the seamless flow of
Protocols	information throughout the AppleTalk internet. Figure 7-2 shows a
	simplified view of AppleTalk protocols and their relationship to the OSI
	reference model. Together, these protocols provide the following services:
■	Physical Connectivity
■ End-to-End Services
■	Reliable Data Delivery