What is AppleTalk routing?
Routing is used to transport AppleTalk traffic from one subnet to another. A secondary feature is that AppleTalk routers create the AppleTalk zones so familiar to Macintosh users. • Will my Mac look and work differently after AppleTalk is retired? AppleTalk routers create AppleTalk zones; these zones will no longer appear in the Chooser. All devices within the local subnet will now appear in a single zone. Printers and file servers outside the local subnet will not appear and will be not be accessible via AppleTalk. • How will I access printers after AppleTalk routing is discontinued? You can continue to access printers via the Chooser only if they are on the local subnet. For printers not on the local subnet you will need to use TCP/IP. For laptop users, it may be desirable to connect to printers using TCP/IP so that printers will be available if you roam into other subnets. For example, some buildings (for example, Terman Engineering) have multiple subnets. A wired or wireless connec
