Mactcp Netswitch

MacTCP Netswitch 2.0 Copyright 1994-1995, University of Notre Dame, Office of University Computing; written by David Walton (David.Walton.10@nd.edu) MacTCP Netswitch is a Macintosh control panel designed to automati- cally reconfigure MacTCP for those who move their Macintoshes from network to network. Netswitch uses information about your AppleTalk connection to swap in a MacTCP prep file from a group of pre- configured prep files. It selects a file based on a) whether a net- work is connected; b) the name of the AppleTalk zone you are in; c) the AppleTalk network link specified in the Network control panel. Netswitch will resolve any aliases to a file server, making it pos- sible to store some prep files on a centrally-maintained file server; aliases may be mixed with actual files, allowing a single set of prep files for both on- and off-network configurations. Although written for PowerBook users, it is potentially useful for anyone who moves a machine from location to location. Since it can use aliases to a cen- tral file server, it can also be used to configure an entire group of machines by distributing an alias to a central collection of prep files (provided dynamic or server-based addressing is used). For more information, read the guide that is distributed with this package. Version 2.0 is a significant update to earlier versions. Users of earlier versions are encouraged to upgrade. The price is still free. Netswitch 2.0 requires System 7.0 or later. This package includes three items: