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From: wnn@DSUNX1.DSRD.ORNL.GOV (W. N. Naegeli)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.appletalk
Subject: Re:  AppleTalk analyzer...
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Date: 26 Sep 88 22:40:59 GMT
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We have had problems with Macs freezing up too. We have only 6 Macs, 4 PCs, and
3 LaserWriters on this LocalTalk cable, connected through a KFPS-3 to Ethernet
and other LocalTalk cables. I suspected that the freezes were caused by
noise, reflections, or possibly attenuation on the PhoneNet, which was not
properly installed. We also had problems with a noisy NEC LC-890 SilentWriter.
Since we have corrected the wiring problems and are more catious about 
connection the SilentWriter to the network, we have not had reports of
freeze ups on the Macs, though some PCs have had problems which appear to
have been caused by InBox PC, the net mail program from Symantec.
InterPoll is not a diagnostic package. It simply lists all the nodes and even
sockets on the network, even accross KFPSs, and if you install the Responder
in the System Folder of a Mac, InterPoll can remotely determine the version
number of the System, Finder, LaserWriter driver, etc.