Re: Ques. on adding Mac Performa 4400/200 to ethernet lan

[Roy and/or Janet Miller <millers@inetnebr.com>]

Try a ng that has the word "mac" in it, instead of the number "2"

Roy

Daniel Morris wrote:

> Greetings:
>
> I am currently in the processing of setting up an at home network that
> collectively will connect to the internet via my newly installed DSL
> connection.
>
> In the mix, I currently have an Intel PC running Red Hat Linux version
> 6.1. This system is acting as my internet gateway/firewall. Connected
> off this server is an HP Procurve Switch, that connects the systems that
> makup my @HOME netwok. Currently this includes one AMD K6-2  PC running
> MS Windows NT 4.0 Server, and 2 AMD K6-2 PC's running Windows 98.
>
> Also in the mix is an Apple Power Mac 4400/200 running MAC OS 8.6. This
> system is well over 2 years old. Let me state that I am not at all
> familiar with Apple hardware or software. My wife, who is independently
> employed, uses the Power MAC primarily for word processing and dial-up
> internet access.
>
> I would like to add the Power MAC to my @HOME ethernet LAN so that she
> can take advantage of my high speed DSL connection. The question is,
> what do I need to aquire to successfully add the Power MAC to my
> ethernet network?
>
> I obviously need a 10baseT LANIC, but will the MAC accept a standard PCI
> ethernet card (the system manual says that it has PCI slots, and I do
> have available slots)? Also, what TCP/IP protocol stack do I need to
> obtain? The Power Mac manual makes a references to EtherTalk. Is this
> the protocol suit that I need  to obtain to get this all to work? If so,
> should this protocol stack be on my OS install CD's or will I have to
> download if from the web?
>
> I've surfed the web a bit, and have found some information on EtherTalk.
>
> The EtherTalk How-to that I found tends to suggest that EtherTalk only
> allows communication between MAC computers (to access disk and print
> shares). Am I misunderstanding this? Here's the link below:
>
> http://www.sover.net/~jams/Classic_Mac_Workshop/etherTalk.html
>
> I simply want to add and ethernet card with the appropriate TCP/IP
> protocol stack to the Power MAC that will allow me to surf the web via
> my DSL connection.
>
> Any advise or guideance would be appreciated. Also, if this question is
> being directed to the wrong discussion group a pointer to the correct
> discussion group would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> dgm
>
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>
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