AppleTalk is very chatty, frequently sending info messages around the network even when no actual data transfer, etc activity is occurring. On Tue, 30 Mar 2004, Tarik Bilgin wrote: . . . > Appletalk is a much "richer" protocol than TCP/IP. (TCP/IP has become > the de facto standard in use, across both Unix and Windows) . . . > Switch it off and only switch on when you need it.