Controlling appletalk zones.

[thingy]

How do you do it? I've never found the option under Windows server/workstation, OS9, OS10 client, OS10.2 server. I'd prefer our OS10.2 server to control it, could someone point out to me where I go to set this up?

[lowededwookie]

You may be able to find something here:

http://www.apple.com/server/resources/

Unless of course you've already been here.

[Gruff Nutz]

I think the overwhelming response to Thingy's question shows just how tech-savvy mac users are.

[lowededwookie]

I think the overwhelming response to Thingy's question shows just how tech-savvy mac users are.Nah, there's just no point in using AppleTalk anymore. It's been replaced with Open Directory and Rendevous.

AppleTalk was Apple's answer to Novell's IPX. Good idea but flawed in terms of speed and compatibility. With Open Directory and Rendevous both being IP based it's more sense to use that technology rather than old tech that has been superceeded.

[stewie]

there is not much action in here!!! whats the deal??? how many mac users are there on Zgeek??

[rayjayjohnson]

rollcall!

[druid]

rollcall!

No! Do bear in mind that you have to stay on topic here. In addition your post has a strange sense of déjà vu. (http://forum.zgeek.com/showthread.php?t=26361)

[thingy]

Still looking for a way this can be done. Apple have dropped Appletalk control from their OS because it's a dead protocol. Shame we still have OS9 machines that require it and do all our printing over it (IP/LPD/Port9100/other printing protocols are slower from what we've found).

[dogwomble]

What you can do is set up Services for Macintosh over WinNT/2k server. (I'm not sure whether it's in 2k3 or not). I can't remember off the top how to configure it, but this lets earlier versions of MacOS talk to Windows servers using AppleTalk. You could then set up the printers on the Windows server, then the Macs can use them as if they were connected to a Mac server. The Windows server also becomes the equivalent to a "Domain Controller" for the mac zones as well.

[thingy]

What you can do is set up Services for Macintosh over WinNT/2k server. (I'm not sure whether it's in 2k3 or not). I can't remember off the top how to configure it, but this lets earlier versions of MacOS talk to Windows servers using AppleTalk. You could then set up the printers on the Windows server, then the Macs can use them as if they were connected to a Mac server. The Windows server also becomes the equivalent to a "Domain Controller" for the mac zones as well.
I've heard you can do that on NT4.0, but I am yet to see any options in 2K for doing it. All I get is a drop-down box to select already existing zones, and I want a controlling server so that when we have power outages we get no confusion. If everything gets shut down and there's no maching to create the zone, will those configured to use it create it or will they just create a generic zone? All printers are configured for the aus.syd.common zone, will that mean re-configuring all the client machines so they can print again?

[thingy]

I'VE FINALLY FUCKING DONE IT!!!

EVERY bit of information I found until now had been talking NT 4.0. You go into network properties, select the appletalk protocol, select the services tab and put the details in there. That's not where it hides for Windows 2000, oh no! MS Technet and anything else that talks about it on most sites don't give you the Windows 2000 spot. Try and guess where it is (note: Had to scrounge around some old emails from a few years back to find the correct settings, it doesn't "seed" by default and this server had this and most related services disabled previously).