Description: Apple II: Starting Over Bridges
Header: Apple II: Starting Over Bridges


 This article last reviewed: 10 April 1989

 When an internet has each side of the InterBridge assigned a different zone
 name (common practice when using the InterBridge)  In this type of
 internet, the Apple IIe and the Apple IIGS cannot boot across an
 InterBridge.

 However, when both sides of the InterBridge have the same zone name on a
 one-zone internet, the Apple II systems can start across the InterBridge.
 This difference occurs, because AppleTalk uses the Name Binding Protocol to
 understand the network design. (AppleTalk is more concerned with names than
 it is with numbers.)  With both sides of the InterBridge having the same
 zone name, AppleTalk believes it is dealing with one network (one zone).

 This method of name assignment has one disadvantage.  All network traffic
 is passed across the InterBridge, thus defeating the usual reason for
 installing the bridge--the logical separation of network traffic.

 Note: Routers and bridges are different devices.  They do perform similar
 functions, but the router is a higher-level device than the bridge.
 Copyright 1989 Apple Computer, Inc.
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