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Started by Michael E. Rubin
Fri, 17 Nov 1995 00:00
Ethernet for Macs
Author: Michael E. Rubin
Date: Fri, 17 Nov 1995 00:00
Date: Fri, 17 Nov 1995 00:00
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Hiya folks! I am currently in charge of running a network of Macs at the office of my school newspaper, the College of Lake County Chronicle. I've been online for about two years now, but I've never really had to deal with anything besides LocalTalk. But know, we're trying to put together a presentation to ask for funding to upgrade our network from LocalTalk to Ethernet. I've bought some books, but I'd also like to solicit others' opinions as well! *grin* Here's what we've got currently set up: via LocalTalk: 1 Mac Plus 1 Mac SE 1 Mac SE/30 1 Mac IIsi 1 Mac LC575 1 Mac LCIII 1 LaserWriter IINTX 1 "big" laser printer (don't have the name right now) not yet included in the network (but soon to be) 1 Power Mac 6100 1 Performa 6116 1 LaserWriter Select 360 As I said before, we're going to be upgrading the current LocalTalk network to Ethernet, if it's economically feasible that is. But as you can see, we have a wide variety of newer and older Macs. Some have Ethernet built-in, some do not. What can people recommend for options as far as equipment goes? I was thinking of basically daisy chaining everything together (cheaper than buying a hub) using Farallon EtherWave connectors. However, there is the problem that not all the Macs have Ethernet ports behind them. But they *do* all have SCSI ports. Is there some way to utilize the SCSI port to be able to hook them up to the Ethernet network? Realistically, if we had more options and resources, I'd say just forget about hooking up the old Plus and SE's, but my instructor is insisting that they be included. And yet, we don't have the money to buy Ethernet cards and hubs. So that's why we're daisy-chaining. Someone told me the other day that there are Ethernet connectors now that you can plug into the printer port, similar to what you did with a LocalTalk networking scheme. Is this true? And yet, to make matters worse, one of the Macs has to be able to connect to our school's already-in-place TokenRing network that has the connection to the Internet. Fun, isn't it? :) Any assistance that anyone can render would be greatly appreciated. In addition, if there are sites on the Web that have rundowns on how to go about installing an Ethernet network, please let me know. I have already checked out the Web66 site, but that's pretty much just for hooking schools up to the Net. Thank you in advance for anything anyone can tell me. Please reply via e-mail. Michael
Re: Ethernet for Macs
Author: Steve Lim
Date: Fri, 17 Nov 1995 00:00
Date: Fri, 17 Nov 1995 00:00
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In article <48iutt$hqn@kirin.wwa.com>, rubin@wwa.com (Michael E. Rubin) wrote: >Hiya folks! >Here's what we've got currently set up: > >via LocalTalk: >1 Mac Plus >1 Mac SE These two don't look very promising. SCSI adapters tend to be expensive. Perhaps an Asante EtherPrint Plus will do the job. >1 Mac SE/30 >1 Mac IIsi These two have cards available. >1 Mac LC575 PDS or Comm Slot Ethernet card. >1 Mac LCIII PDS Ethernet card. >1 LaserWriter IINTX Asante EtherPrint >1 "big" laser printer (don't have the name right now) Perhaps you can purchase an Ethernet interface for it. Otherwise, the Etherprint does. > >not yet included in the network (but soon to be) >1 Power Mac 6100 >1 Performa 6116 You can buy AAUI transceivers for these. >1 LaserWriter Select 360 Etherprint. > > >What can people recommend for options as far as equipment goes? I was >thinking of basically daisy chaining everything together (cheaper than >buying a hub) using Farallon EtherWave connectors. However, there is the >problem that not all the Macs have Ethernet ports behind them. But they >*do* all have SCSI ports. Is there some way to utilize the SCSI port to >be able to hook them up to the Ethernet network? Yes, but it tends to be expensive. Since you have so many devices chained to localtalk, how about just getting a Localtalk to Ethernet router? The router tends to be expensive, but if the low-end machines will be leaving relatively soon, it may be cheaper (all those ethernet cards, cabling, setup, and labor gets expensive fast) > >Realistically, if we had more options and resources, I'd say just forget >about hooking up the old Plus and SE's, but my instructor is insisting >that they be included. And yet, we don't have the money to buy Ethernet >cards and hubs. So that's why we're daisy-chaining. > >Someone told me the other day that there are Ethernet connectors now that >you can plug into the printer port, similar to what you did with a >LocalTalk networking scheme. Is this true? EtherWave tends to be expensive. I would just get a 16 port hub and connect all the devices by 10BaseT. > >And yet, to make matters worse, one of the Macs has to be able to connect >to our school's already-in-place TokenRing network that has the >connection to the Internet. Tokenring <-> Ethernet router? > >Fun, isn't it? :) > >Any assistance that anyone can render would be greatly appreciated. In >addition, if there are sites on the Web that have rundowns on how to go >about installing an Ethernet network, please let me know. I have already >checked out the Web66 site, but that's pretty much just for hooking >schools up to the Net. > >Thank you in advance for anything anyone can tell me. > >Please reply via e-mail. >Michael ____________________________________________________________________________ Steve Lim (skul@mcs.net OR skul@ctdnet.acns.nwu.edu) Let your World Wide Web browser (Netscape) strut its stuff by going to-- ******** http://ctdnet.acns.nwu.edu/skul/ ******** Revised and improved!! For that matter, he also manages http://ctdnet.acns.nwu.edu/
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