APPLETALK NETWORK IMPLEMENTATION May 9, 1991 OVERVIEW This document provides instructions for determining if your AppleTalk network has a AppleTalk Phase 1 or Phase 2 implementation. APPLETALK DIFFERENCES AppleTalk Phase 2 is an enhancement of the Phase 1 implementation. The most notable difference in Phase 2 is the maximum network size. - Phase 1 maximum network size = 254 nodes - Phase 2 maximum network theoretical size = 16,580,102 nodes INSTRUCTIONS FOR DETERMINING YOUR APPLETALK PHASE IMPLEMENTATION 1. Click on the apple icon in the upper left hand corner of the finder and drag down until the control panel is highlighted. 2. When in the control panel, click on the network icon. A new screen will appear in which at least one icon will display. AppleTalk Phase 1 Implementation: - If the local talk icon is highlighted - If the highlighted icon has a single arrow going in each direction AppleTalk Phase 2 Implementation: - If the icon shown has double arrows pointing in each direction. Another way to determine whether your network is an AppleTalk Phase 1 or Phase 2 implementation is to go into the system directory and click on the icon that was highlighted in the control panel, then press [COMMAND I]. In the new screen, the version number of the driver will be shown. AppleTalk Phase 1 Implementation: - Versions lower than 2.0 AppleTalk Phase 2 Implementation: - Version 2.0 or higher Licensed by Western Digital for use by its customers only. Western Digital is a registered trademark of Western Digital Corporation. Other marks mentioned herein belong to their respective companies. Copyright (C) 1991 Western Digital Corporation. All rights reserved.