Re: Appletalk or GS/TCP?

[wernst@cris.com (Warren "Llama" Ernst)]

sheldon@atlcom.net (Sheldon Simms) wrote:

>In article <58f6mh$hgv$1@scramble.lm.com>, mportune@telerama.lm.com (Matt
>Portune) wrote:
>
>> Awhile ago I mentioned that I wanted to set up a drive-sharing mini-network 
>> with my GS and PC.  I never got any replies saying whether or not I could do 
>> it, so I tried to gather up as much info as possible from old magazines, 
>> manuals, etc.  From what I gather, Appletalk on the GS is rather limited when 
>> it comes to 2 way drive/file sharing, is this true?  Would I be better off 
>> building a network based on TCP between the 2 machines instead of Appletalk?  
>> Would I be able to log into the GS with the PC, and vice versa?
>
>As far as I know, there is no server software for the IIgs. Which means
>that you won't be able to log into the IIgs. To be able to log into
>the PC from your IIgs, the PC would have to be running some kind of
>Appletalk server software. I don't know if any exists, I suspect not.
>
>I think you have two ways to go about it, First, you could get some kind
>of PC networking software (if you don't already have it) and then look
>into Appletalk bridge hardware. I know this exists. It's used to connect
>Mac Appletalk networks to other kinds of networks. Second, pick up a
>second hand Mac and run a drive sharing network with it instead. System
>7 has a personal Appletalk server built it. Of course, that wouldn't help
>you see the PC from the IIgs but it would give you a networked IIgs :-).
>

Windows NT 4 Server has AppleShare/AppleTalk servers built in! You can
plug a mac into your NT 4 box and your printers and drives look like
another Mac to the mac. (I have such a network running right here.)

I was just thinking about hooking a GS into this little AppleTalk
network of mine, but didn't know where to go with it. I'll be
listening to this thread.

Virtually,
Warr
former Beagle Bros tech support
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