CAP 6.0pl126 Phase 2 multi zone problem

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From: Rex Sanders
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 03:14

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I'm about to migrate 120 Macs and 15 LaserWriters from LocalTalk to Ethernet.
We're running CAP 6.0pl126 on a Sun SS2 with SunOS 4.1.3, using Native
Ethertalk via NIT.  A rough, simplified sketch:

     EtherTalk Zones:  M (default), A, B
  ================Bridge================================  Ethernet
       |                        |              |
   FastPathB                FastPathA         SS2
       |                        |
   LocalTalk                LocalTalk
   Zone: B                  Zone: A

Basically, zones A and B each span one LocalTalk segment and one EtherTalk
segment.  The SS2/CAP is set to live in zone M.  The EtherTalk zones are
advertised by FastPathB.  Both are ancient FastPath 4 boxes.  I could not get
FastPathA to "take" the multi-zone setup.

I want to migrate all Macs & LaserWriters (using EtherPrints) as
transparently to users and hosts as possible.  I've experimented with a
couple of Macs and one LaserWriter.

The problem is, when a Mac or LaserWriter is put on the Ethernet, and their
zone is set to A, the SS2 running CAP cannot see them.  "Seeing", in this
case, includes using "atlook @A", or using lpr/papif to print to the
LaserWriter.  Strangely enough, the EtherTalk Macs can see and mount the SS2
AUFS file systems.

This problem is critical, as dumping 120 Macs & 15 LaserWriters into the
default zone (M) is not an option. We really want to keep the SS2 in the M
zone, AND print to the LaserWriters in zones A & B.

Has anyone got any suggestions?  Could this be a bug in CAP?  Kind
suggestions to RTFM are gladly accepted, as long as you specify *where* in
TFM to R.

Thanks.

-- Rex
   rex@octopus.wr.usgs.gov

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From: rex@pangea.Stanford.EDU (Rex Sanders)
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Subject: CAP 6.0pl126 Phase 2 multi zone problem
Date: 16 Dec 1992 03:14:17 GMT
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