Path: utzoo!dciem!nrcaer!scs!spl1!laidbak!att!pacbell!well!farallon From: farallon@well.UUCP (Farallon Computing) Newsgroups: comp.protocols.appletalk Subject: Re: Do FastPaths isolate broadcasts? Message-ID: <6139@well.UUCP> Date: 1 Jun 88 17:05:06 GMT Article-I.D.: well.6139 References: <3868@fluke.COM> Reply-To: farallon@well.UUCP (Farallon Computing) Organization: Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link, Sausalito, CA Lines: 13 Jeff Meyer at Fluke asked whether K-boxes pass throught the burst of packets that occur at startup time, thereby clogging up ethernet. The burst of packets comes from the need to do a node address bid. These are 3-byte LAP packets that seek to ensure that no other device has the node address that the newly-booted device intends to use. The node address only has to be unique within the zone (defined by the K-box usually). The Kinetics box does not need to pass on the packets and does not. -- Kurt VanderSluis Voice: (415) 849-2331 Farallon Computing Email: farallon@well.UUCP 2150 Kitteridge AppleLink: D0162 Berkeley CA 94704 FAX: (415) 841-5770