AppleTalk Pocket Guide
By
Priscilla Oppenheimer
AppleTalk is a multi-layered protocol providing internetwork routing, transaction and
data stream service, naming service, and comprehensive file and print sharing. This
pocket-sized networking resource provides the foundation you need to configure and
troubleshoot well-behaved multi-service platforms and AppleTalk networks.
Priscilla Oppenheimer,
CNX ,CCNP, CCDP, concisely explains the necessity of learning the details of the
AppleTalk protocol, the AppleTalk Architecture, as well as the unique considerations of
AppleTalk Addressing, Routing, and Troubleshooting in just 63 pages. She has an extensive
background as a network architect, software developer, technical instructor, and writer
of training curriculums. Her husband, Alan Oppenheimer, was one of the creators of
AppleTalk, providing her with a unique perspective of the technology and how it has evolved.
Table-of-Contents
AppleTalk Pocket Guide
I. Introduction
II. AppleTalk Architecture
A. AppleTalk Internetwork Architecture
B. AppleTalk Protocol Architecture
1. AppleTalk and the OSI Reference Model
2. Overview of AppleTalk Protocols
III. AppleTalk Addressing
A. Assigning Addresses on a Cisco Router
B. Dynamic Address Assignment
C. Discovery Mode
IV. AppleTalk Protocols in More Detail
A. AppleTalk Address Resolution Protocol
B. Datagram Delivery Protocol
C. Routing Table Maintenance Protocol
D. Zone Information Protocol
E. Name Binding Protocol
F. AppleTalk Update Based Routing
G. Enhanced IGRP for AppleTalk
V. Controlling AppleTalk Traffic
A. Static Routes
B. AppleTalk Access Lists
1. Filtering Cable Ranges
2. Filtering Zones
VI. Troubleshooting AppleTalk
VII. Conclusions
VIII. Questions
IX. Answers and Explanations
Appendix A Sample AppleTalk Exam Questions, Answers & Explanations
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