Re: Asante EN-SC SCSI to ethernet interface Mac

[mikeford@socal.rr.com (Mike Ford)]

In article <nobody-5A3E12.09371418052000@news.wavetech.net>, Greg Buchner
<nobody@wavetech.net> wrote:

> In article <FXOU4.12333$%u6.723336@news1.telusplanet.net>, "The 
> Meikles" <action1@telusplanet.net> wrote:
> 
> > I came across this while searching epay and was wondering why this couldn't
> > be a solution for the gs? If a driver was written it should work right? It's
> > found at http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=334067488
> 
> I don't think Asante was ever interested in releasing the technical info
> for the device.  That would have likely have been required first.  I know
> this subject came up a long time in discussions about Apple II and 
> ethernet somewhere.
> 
> Greg B.

Depends on what your goal is, there are MANY devices that will convert
between ethernet and LocalTalk, even some that will encapsulate TCP/IP
packets, and that is only marginally slower than the SCSI/Ethernet
converters.

Personally I would just use an old Shiva FastPath and not worry about it.
(this is one of the boxes that will encapsulate TCP/IP packets) OTOH I
have them and sell them, so maybe I have a bias.