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Since we've all been looking at running AppleTalk on NetWare servers,
I thought I'd throw in a new twist.

I've brought up the AppleTalk NLM on a NW3.11 server as an experiment,
and it is working fine.  However, I'm now considering moving it to a
real-world application, and have one question I've not been able to
find the answer for yet.

Can NetWare 3.11 with the AppleTalk 3.0 NLM also route IP? (as in
TCP/IP)?

We've got a large internetwork here, and run AT, IPX and IP (and some
others) across it.  It is important for our Mac clients to get access
to file servers and UNIX, MVS and VMS hosts via TCP/IP.  We are now
using Shiva FastPath's to bridge between LocalTalk and Ethernet, and
use a variety of software for the user interface (NCSA Telnet and
HyperFTP over MacTCP).

Due to some network changes, several sites will soon need to be split
into separate zones.  As some of these sites already have NetWare 3.11
servers and we already own the AppleTalk NLM, I figure it will be much
less exensive to put a pair of LocalTalk cards in the server and load
up the AT3.0 NLM.  This would save me the cost of additional
FastPaths, and even free up some FastPaths and Mac servers for other
sites.

Can this be done?  Has anyone done it?  I assume that loading the
ATALK and TCP NLM's (properly configuring them) should do the trick.
Am I missing an important bit of info?  Are there any traps to watch
out for?

Any comments will be appreciated (even one's saying I'm crazy, if
there is a suitable explaination!).

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					    Mark A. Medici/Systems Programmer
					    Rutgers Univ. Computing Services
					    <medici@elbereth.rutgers.edu>