AppleTalk

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Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

AppleTalk

Networking on an Apple Macintosh computer is implemented through the AppleTalk protocol. Applications and processes can communicate across a single AppleTalk network or an AppleTalk internet, which is a number of interconnected AppleTalk networks. By using AppleTalk, applications and processes can transfer and exchange data and share resources, such as printers and file servers. AppleTalk remote access is supported by the AppleTalk Control Protocol (ATCP).

With ATCP, Macintosh clients can run the AppleTalk network protocol over the Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP). With ATCP support, a remote user can access a Web server over TCP/IP, print a document to an AppleTalk printer, and connect to a Macintosh file server (over TCP/IP or AppleTalk), all with the same dial-up connection over PPP.

For more information, see AppleTalk over PPP.

For information about configuring a connection, see Configure a connection to a remote network.