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Re: Appletalk on a IIgs with phoneNet connection to Win2K?
- Subject: Re: Appletalk on a IIgs with phoneNet connection to Win2K?
- From: Gary Gouriluk <gvgouril@ilos.net>
- Date: Thu, 05 Jul 2001 04:02:04 GMT
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
- Organization: MTS Internet
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I have one of those. It connects to my LaserWriter Plus to my IIgs and Mac
network.
Gary
Tim Haynes wrote:
> Hey gang,
>
> I have a IIgs that is currently using Appletalk over a Localtalk connection
> (actually phoneNet connectors that I scrounged up). One of my phoneNet
> connectors is kinda weird - it has a 9pin serial connection (perfect for a
> Windows COM port) that is plugged into an adapter to bring it back to the
> Mac printer port (geez, I'm out of the loop! What are those connectors
> called again? DIN? DB9? Grrr... memory fading...).
>
> Anyway, I got to thinking - Win2K Server has Appletalk services that you can
> run. I'm wondering if I can plug this phoneNet cord into COM1 on my Win2K
> machine and transfer files to my IIgs that way. Anybody tried such a trick?
> I suspect I will need a driver of some kind to recognize the phoneNet
> connector on Win2K, but can find no such beast (for free) on the 'net.
>
> Anybody have any ideas or comments?
>
> Cheers,
> Tim