Re: Connection an Apple IIgs to a Linux machine?

["Michael Wicklund" <tbogard1@home.com>]

Charles J. Sarchet wrote in message
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>Michael Wicklund wrote in message
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>>>"Michael Wicklund" <tbogard1@home.com> wrote:
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>>>>Is it possible to connect an Apple IIgs to a Linux server?
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>>>I think you can connect them via TCP/IP over a 56k serial link
>>>using Marinetti (IIGS TCP/IP) and a serial cable.
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>>>If you can find a PC LocalTalk card, I'm pretty sure there is
>>>Linux AppleTalk server software that will map your Linux
>>>hard drive as a IIGS hard drive over AppleTalk.
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>>Linux does have Appletalk built in.  I'm trying to see if I can set up a
>>home network connecting my Apple IIgs (once I finish ressurect it) and
>other
>>PC's to a Linux server.  Thanks for the info.
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>The copy of Red Hat's Linux version 5.2 that I have came with a beta
>protocal for Appletalk.  There may be a full blown release available now.
>You will still only get 56K across a serial cable.  If you go all
LocalTalk,
>you can get a pretty significant increase over the serial connection.
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>My final solution for hooking my GS up to the PC was to dump the Linux idea
>and find a LocalTalk - Ethernet bridge.  I have a PathFinder by Dayna.
>These bridges are getting much harder to find now that the newer Macs all
>support Ethernet.  The GS connects to the bridge via LocalTalk and the
>bridge connects to my 10/100 Ethernet Hub.  I have one of my PC's running
>Windows NT Server (Workstation won't act as an AppleServer) and have set
one
>partition up on one of my 4.5GB Baracuda's to be my shared drive.
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>It is cool but the documentation for setting up Server to do this is pretty
>poor.  I mostly accomplished it through trial and error.  If you are
>interested in pursuing this path, I will write you some detailed
>instructions.
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>Chuck :-)
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If I have money to buy NT Server version, then I might take that approuch
but due to financial reasons, I'm sticking with Linux (besides, my PII 300
is being used as gaming system [Quake 2] and the only other computer
available is a 486 DX2/66).  I would like to know though how it is done on
NT.