Apple Filing Protocol (AppleShare®) over TCP/IP for Windows NT (online at http://www.grouplogic.com/ezip/index.html)
What is ExtremeZ€IP?
ExtremeZ€IP is an Apple Filing Protocol (AFP) over TCP/IP file sharing service, providing file sharing to Macintosh clients from a Windows NT Workstation or Windows NT Server machine. With ExtremeZ€IP, a standard Macintosh client can access files on a Windows NT Server or Windows NT Workstation at speeds of up to four times greater than Windows NT Server's built-in Services for Macintosh (SFM).
€ Provides AppleShare over TCP/IP file sharing for Windows NT at up to 20MB/second. € No client software needed - uses AppleShare client built into Mac. € Enables Macs to take advantage of Gigabit Ethernet speeds accessing NT Servers.
Product Overview
How does it work? Apple Filing Protocol (AFP) servers can run on top of AppleTalk or TCP/IP for better performance and routability.
What is the benefit? ExtremeZ€IP provides up to four times the performance of SFM running on a 100BaseT network and up to six times the performance when running on Gigabit Ethernet (compared to 100BaseT). In addition, TCP/IP can be routed over the Internet, so Mac bolumes can be shared across the Internet.
Can I use Windows NT Workstation as a "server"? With ExtremeZ€IP, you don't need Windows NT Server to share Mac files. Small workgroups can now use Windows NT Workstation, making NT an alternative to Macintosh-based AppleShare IP servers.
What about RIPs running on Windows NT Workstation? ExtremeZ€IP operates on top of the Windows NT AppleTalk network protocol stack, it does not replace it. Therefore, other applications that use this stack will still work. With ExtremeZ€IP, some RIPs that used Windows NT Server file sharing, but also use the AppleTalk stack, can now run on Windows NT Workstation - saving hundreds of dollars.
How fast is it? Using Helios Lantest 2.0.1 (which measures network speed independent of client disk speed) and Finder copies over Gigabit Ethernet, we see the following results:
Machine Test Read Write Mac G3 400 MHz Helios 20 MB/sec 11 MB/sec Mac PM9600 300MHz Helios 11 MB/sec 9 MB/sec Mac G3 400 MHz Finder 9 MB/sec 7 MB/sec Mac PM9600 300MHz Finder 6 MB/sec 5 MB/sec
Over 100 BaseT, ExtremeZ€IP provides between two and four times the performance of Windows NT Server SFM.
What is required? ExtremeZ€IP requires Windows NT Workstation or Windows NT Server 4.0 with Service Pack 3. It also requires AppleShare client version 3.7.4 or later on the Macintosh. This is the client that supports AppleShare over TCP/IP, and it runs on Mac OS 7.5.3 or later.
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