AppleTalk II and OUI=0
"Joop Joosten CERN-DD (JMJ AT CERNVAX)" <jmj@cernvax.cern.ch> Thu, 12 April 1990 08:00 UTC
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From: "Joop Joosten CERN-DD (JMJ AT CERNVAX)" <jmj@cernvax.cern.ch>
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Subject: AppleTalk II and OUI=0
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We found out that AppleTalk II is using an OUI = 00 00 00 in their AppleTalk ARP packet. This is going to give a problem with translating MAC-level bridges between Ethernet and FDDI: the packets will come out translated to Ethernet 2 packets. It seems that the Kinetics Appletalk I to Appletalk II router is not capable to handle this transformation. I do not know what was exactly agreed about OUI = 00 00 00 on Ethernet, but one of two scenario's should be adopted: or you don't use that OUI on Ethernet,or you accept that your packet gets translated. We contacted Kinetics who said it was Apple's decision to use this OUI and that Apple should be contacted (we will try that, but we have no good contacts really). I hope that somebody of the Internet community and/or the X3T9.5 is able to have a serious talk with Apple: any candidate? Joop.
- AppleTalk II and OUI=0 Dave_Katz
- AppleTalk II and OUI=0 Joop Joosten CERN-DD (JMJ AT CERNVAX)