MacTCP Netswitch 2.0

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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:

1. This README file.
2. The MacTCP Netswitch control panel.
3. The MacTCP Netswitch Guide, in Microsoft Word format.

This software is free of charge, and you may re-distribute it, but
please read the distribution restrictions in the accompanying guide
before you do so.

3 January 1995