Article View: comp.sys.mac
Article #48103Re: Bridging TCP/IP through Localtalk possible?
From: Simon Biber
Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2001 07:56
Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2001 07:56
32 lines
2581 bytes
2581 bytes
> Yes it is possible with a product the provide Appletalk (MacIP) gateway > (Apple Internet Gateway is the program) facilities. But It is ugly and very > slow. Vicom can also provide this....You could probably find a version for > 68k machines like your 11si... But... The program IPNetRouter which was suggested by Troy looks reasonable: http://www.sustworks.com/site/prod_ipr_overview.html > Best to pick up a PDS network card for your 475. You should be able to find > one Second/hand for about $15. I presume you have a hub already. The problem is that my PDS slot is already in use with an Apple IIe Card. I'd really like to keep that card in the machine. Is there another way to connect the computer to use TCP/IP on the Ethernet? > But better still, how about moving into the 21st century and pick up a > Second Hand Powermac. You could pick up a 6100 for around $100. Crap machine > still but better than a 68k machine. Moving up around the $200 range you > could get a PCI powermac running from 90Mhz to 132Mhz (7200 -7300 > ranges).... Is that AUD or USD? I'll have a look through the trading posts. > Time to upgrade really... Imagine the software you could then use (isn't > everything PPC native exclusively now? Well the good stuff is anyway....) It's fun playing around with older computers though :-) Simon.
Technical Details
Message-ID:
<x8wE6.7038$ff.54503@news-server.bigpond.net.au>Path:
arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!newsfeed.google.com!sn-xit-03!supernews.com!newsswitch.lcs.mit.edu!newsfeed.cwix.com!intgwpad.nntp.telstra.net!news-server.bigpond.net.au!not-for-mailReferences:
<M5mE6.5822$ff.45644@news-server.bigpond.net.au> <B7087BC9.3500%charles.nancarrow@icorp.com.au>Show Full Headers
Complete Article Headers
X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: fb802,6806f078bc206a91 X-Google-Attributes: gidfb802,public X-Google-Thread: 10b5e3,6806f078bc206a91 X-Google-Attributes: gid10b5e3,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-04-22 01:02:02 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!newsfeed.google.com!sn-xit-03!supernews.com!newsswitch.lcs.mit.edu!newsfeed.cwix.com!intgwpad.nntp.telstra.net!news-server.bigpond.net.au!not-for-mail From: "Simon Biber" <xbiber@bigpond.net.au> Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac,aus.computers.mac References: <M5mE6.5822$ff.45644@news-server.bigpond.net.au> <B7087BC9.3500%charles.nancarrow@icorp.com.au> Subject: Re: Bridging TCP/IP through Localtalk possible? Lines: 34 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.3018.1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.3018.1300 Message-ID: <x8wE6.7038$ff.54503@news-server.bigpond.net.au> Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2001 07:56:13 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 144.132.185.233 X-Complaints-To: news@bigpond.net.au X-Trace: news-server.bigpond.net.au 987926173 144.132.185.233 (Sun, 22 Apr 2001 17:56:13 EST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2001 17:56:13 EST Organization: BigPond Internet Services (http://www.bigpond.net.au)