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Configuring AppleTalk Routing (Layer 3)

Overview

This chapter and its procedures are specific to Layer 3 configuration.

Included in this chapter:

❒AppleTalk Routing Overview

❒Configuring AppleTalk Routing

❒Viewing AppleTalk Statistics

AppleTalk Routing Overview

AppleTalk Phase I was originally designed for local work groups. AppleTalk Phase II extends the number of nodes in an internetwork to over 16 million and the number of zones per port to 254. The Cajun switch supports both AppleTalk Phase I and Phase II. However, the translation from AppleTalk Phase I to Phase II is not supported.

The Cajun switch version 4.0 software supports AppleTalk routing for packets destined across VLANs (inter-VLAN) using Layer 3 but for intra-VLAN traffic, Layer 2 switching is supported. The Cajun switch supports AppleTalk over Ethernet only.

Ethernet versions supported:

❒Ethernet SNAP

❒Ethernet II

The switch supports the following AppleTalk protocols:

❒AppleTalk Address Resolution Protocol (AARP)

❒Routing Table Maintenance Protocol (RTMP)

❒Name-Binding Protocol (NBP)

❒AppleTalk Echo Protocol (AEP)

Cajun P550/P220 Switch Operation Guide

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