[nycbug-talk] [Fwd: Security Threat Watch 028]

[Pete Wright]

Bob Ippolito wrote:

>
>>> If you're an OS X shop that forces everyone into using SMB, you're just
>>> making your life more difficult.
>>>
yea i disagree here, sorry.


>>>
>>
>> sure, but its also a very chatty protocol, which is enough to generally
>> steer me away from it.
>
>
> Are you sure you're not talking about AppleTalk, the network layer 
> that AFP doesn't depend on or even typically use in OS X?

so what does OS X use now on the "network" layer?
here's an interesting link regarding AppleTalk and the OSI layers:


http://developer.apple.com/documentation/mac/Networking/Networking-21.html

>
> Even if it *were* particularly chatty, the protocol was originally 
> designed a long time ago.  Could it even have a remotely possible 
> chance of bogging down your 100mbit or faster ethernet?

yes, yes it can.  it's happend to me a couple times actually.

i've spent far too much time trying to debug AppleTalk problems during 
the OS8/9 days to even go back to that situation.  now i'm really 
curious tho, i'd like to see some comparisons between afp over appletalk 
vs. non-appletalk.  does it run as quickly, what about the overhead etc...

-pete

> -bob
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