AFP

Description

This indicates an attempt to use the AFP protocol.
Apple Filing Protocol (AFP), formerly AppleTalk Filing Protocol, is a proprietary network protocol that allows Mac computers to share files over a network. It provides commands, data types, and constants that can be used to communicate with the AFP file server.

Affected Products

AFP

Impact

Network bandwidth consumption

Technology

Network-Protocol

Behavior

• Reasonable

Default Ports

• TCP/548

References

• http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#documentation/Networking/Reference/AFP_Reference/Reference/reference.html