TITLE
    AppleTalk Options Control Panel Read Me
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Modified: 		60365
5/9/99
6/11/01
TOPIC

    This article comprises the Read Me for AppleTalk Options Control Panel, part of Open Transport Extras version 2.0.3. This software was released by Apple 10 May 1999 and is available for download from the Apple Software Updates Web site at http://www.apple.com/swupdates .

    Requires
    Mac OS 8.6

DISCUSSION

    Important Do not use the AppleTalk Options control panel unless instructed to do so by your network administrator. AppleTalk Options control panel is an unsupported utility developed by Apple Computer, Inc. and requires Open Transport 1.1.1 or later.

    About the AppleTalk Options feature
    This feature allows a user to suppress unwanted router-related alerts.

    Why suppress router-related alerts?
    Some Ethernet-ISDN bridges used for remote LAN-to-LAN connectivity drop the connection when there is no active data transfer, and dial on demand when there is information to be transferred. If a user's local network does not include an AppleTalk router, a message appears each time the connection is dropped. Use the AppleTalk Options control panel to prevent the alerts from being displayed.

    Disabling the router-related alerts feature

    To install and use the AppleTalk Options control panel, follow these steps:
      1. Drop the AppleTalk Options control panel onto a closed System Folder.
      2. Open the Control Panels folder from the Apple menu.
      3. Open the AppleTalk Options control panel.
      4. To eliminate unwanted alerts, click the "Suppress router-related alerts" checkbox to put a check in it.
      5. Close the AppleTalk Options control panel.
      6. Either turn AppleTalk off and on, or reboot your system in order for your setting to take effect.

    Re-enabling the router-related alerts feature

    To revert to the normal Open Transport mode, uncheck the "Suppress router-related alerts" check box in the control panel and reboot your system.

    Important : Simply removing the control panel from your Control Panels folder does not re-enable the alerts. You must deselect the "Suppress router-related alerts" option in the control panel.

Document Information
Product Area: Communications-Networking
Category: Open Transport
Sub Category: General Topics
Keywords: kmos86, kaswu

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