August, 2005 CCS News: IT Updates: Appletalk/IPX Phase out

August, 2005

IT Updates: Appletalk/IPX Phase Out

Last month IT announced it would end support for IPX, DECnet, and Appletalk, three old legacy network protocols still in use at Berkeley Lab. IT has begun to phase out the three protocols that will terminate completely on December 31, 2005.

How will this affect you?

AppleTalk traffic on the local subnet for file servers and printers will not be affected by this change. Your chooser will continue to show devices located in the same IP subnet as your Mac.

AppleTalk zones will not appear in the Chooser. You will not be able to browse AppleTalk file sharing and printing services on remote subnets. Connecting to computers and printers on remote subnets will require TCP/IP.

How do I get help?

Read the Lab’s Appletalk resource website first. If you still have questions, call the IT Help Desk at x4357.

Berkeley Lab Case Studies

We conducted three successful test cases to ensure the impact on the Lab would be minimal. They included:

Bldg 3 [Calvin] (~15 Mac hosts) – Thursday, Aug. 25
Bldg 977 [Potter] (~35 Mac hosts) – Friday, Aug. 26
Bldg 46/47/58 (~75 Mac hosts) – Tuesday, Aug. 30

What’s next?

For a review of the shutdown schedule, go here.