Re: Networking GS to a Mac?

[sirius@spirit.com.au (Michael Hickey)]

In article <4oclme$5ic@europa.frii.com>, shack@deimos.frii.com (Randy
Shackelford) wrote:

> In article <sirius-2705962149150001@d-134866.spirit.com.au>,
> Michael Hickey <sirius@spirit.com.au> wrote:
> >In article <4ntt9l$6o4@crcnis3.unl.edu>, gberigan@cse.unl.edu (Greg
> >Berigan) wrote:
> >> 
> >> I hooked my GS's modem port to my Mac's modem port.  It doesn't really
> >> matter as long as the machines know which to use.  
> >
> >It DOES matter! You can only use the printer port on a Mac for Appletalk.
> >                                     ^^^^^^
> >When I first tried this a couple of years ago, it took me many hours of
> >fiddling with my network connections to figure out this fundamental
> >error!!  The IIgs will let you use either the MODEM or PRINTER port
> >however...
> 
> Macs running open transport can use either port for localtalk.
> -- 
> Randy Shackelford                                 I was internet
> shack@frii.com                                    when internet wasn't cool
                                                    
OOPS, I goofed!  Sorry about the misinformation.

I guess I'll need to upgrade to System 7.5.3 just to keep up-to-date :(

MH

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