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Article #48102Re: Bridging TCP/IP through Localtalk possible?
From: Troy
Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2001 05:26
Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2001 05:26
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On Sat, 21 Apr 2001 14:30:36 -0600, Simon Biber wrote (in message <M5mE6.5822$ff.45644@news-server.bigpond.net.au>): > I have two macs, Mac 1 has a network card and so connects into my 10baseT > network (which also has an internet connection). Mac 2 doesn't have a > network card but I have a localtalk (serial) connection between the two > macs. > > Is it possible to get Mac 2 to communicate with the 10bT network through Mac > 1? Would I need some bridging software? > > Mac 1 is a IIsi with 20 MHz 68030, 5 megs RAM, 80 meg hard disk, System > 7.5.3 with Open Transport > > Mac 2 is a LC475 with 25 MHz 68LC040, 4 megs RAM, 250 meg hard disk, System > 7.1 but will probably upgrade to 7.5.3 soon. > > So you see Mac 2 is faster, I'd like to be able to use it on the net. > > Simon. > > I am using IPNetRouter from http://www.sustworks.com to route tcp/ip from localtalk to 10bt. They have a 68k version you may have to do a little upgrading on the machines, OS wise, maybe memory wise. They were a lot cheaper than vicomsoft. $49 to $89 I think. Anway hope that helps. --Troy
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