Network Software Selector: Disabled Control Panels

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Questions Answered in this Article:

• When I use the Network Software Selector application to switch between classic networking and Open Transport networking, what happens to the control panels associated with the disabled networking software?
• I have selected Open Transport in the Network Software Selector application. However, the MacTCP control panel is still in the Control Panels folder. I thought it would be automatically removed. What happened?
• I noticed that when I switch to Open Transport using the Network Software Selector the related MacTCP control panels are made invisible. However, the MacTCP Token Ring Extension remains visible. Will this cause any issues with using Open Transport?

DISCUSSION

Answer: The control panels are left in the Control Panels folder but are made invisible. If you wish to verify that they are still there, follow these steps

Step 1

Select Find File from the Apple menu

Step 2

Type the name of the control panel in question

Step 3

Click on the More Choices button.

Step 4

Press and hold the Option key on the keyboard and select the Size pop-up menu.

Step 4

Select Visibility from the options that appear under the Name pop-up menu.

Step 5

Click the Find button.

Question: I have selected Classic AppleTalk in the Network Software Selector application. However, I noticed that the MacTCP control panel appears to be invisible. What happened?

Answer: The Network Software Selector checks for specific names of control panels when switching between Open Transport and Classic AppleTalk networking. If you have renamed any of these related control panels, then they will remain active in your System Folder even when you switch to the other network. The solution is to make sure that the MacTCP control panel is named "MacTCP" and the Network control panel is named "Network".

Question: I noticed that when I switch to Open Transport using the Network Software Selector the related MacTCP control panels are made invisible. However, the MacTCP Token Ring Extension remains visible. Will this cause any issues with using Open Transport?

Answer: Although the MacTCP Token Ring extension is not made invisible when switching to Open Transport, it is not needed or used when using Open Transport. However, Apple recommends using Classic Networking for Nubus-based Macintosh computers on a Token Ring network.

Article Change History:
10 Apr 1996 - Clarified information.
29 Mar 1996 - Added additional information.

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