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Re: AppleTalk to Ethernet bridge software for Mac?
BTW, the Win2K Server will, of course, be running AppleShare services.
Cheers
Tim
"Tim Haynes" <trhaynes@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Ahhh.... finally the tidbit of info I was waiting for comes out of the
> woodwork!! :)
>
>
> "Mark Cummings" <figjams@primus.com.au> wrote in message
> 3b4ee228@news.iprimus.com.au">news:3b4ee228@news.iprimus.com.au...
> ... snip!
> > >Running NT Server or PCMacLan would be one solution for the Macs (as
> > >noted earlier, there may be problems with the user authentication
method
> > >supported by the IIgs).
> >
> > Actually it works just fine, on the Macs and GSs. The volume mounts just
> > like any other AppleShare vol. And one bonus is not having the same
> > limitation placed on file naming when using PC floppy's to transfer
files.
> > This means less renaming of files and a lot less wear and tear on the PC
> and
> > Mac and GS floppy drives. It's really cool moving some files from a CD
> drive
> > on the PC to the Mac's HDD all from the GS. OK slow, but cool. :)
>
> So then with my Mac SE/30 connected to my IIgs via AppleTalk, and the
SE/30
> connected to my Win2K Server machine via ethernet TCP/IP, and running the
> LocalTalk bridge on the SE/30, I should be able to mount the Win2K drives
on
> my IIgs desktop?
>
> Many thanks, Mark!
>
> Cheers,
> Tim
>
>