Re: .Simple IIGS-Mac network - boy i feel stupid

[shack@crash.cts.com (Randy Shackelford)]

In article <3pakel$7d2@elna.ethz.ch>,
GUDAT,HENRIK MICHAEL <GUDATH@EZINFO.VMSMAIL.ETHZ.CH> wrote:
>In <2e445c2w165w@ruth.uucp> spqr@ruth.uucp writes:
>
>> JJeffries@psu.edu (Jason Jeffries) writes:
>[...] 
>> | > I have a serial cable (the one from the printer) plugged into the printer
>> | > ports.
>> 
>> no no, a straight-through cable ought not work.  use some sort of 
>> localtalk (or similar) boxes and the appropriate wires.  it REALLY is 
>> necessary.  i made this mistake once, and you need the spiffy 
>> connectors.
>
>Hmm, but it worked in my environment. I had no problems with file transfers in
>either direction.
>
>It was a simple printer cable that is usually connected with a DeskWriter.

A printer cable is supposed to work. A straight through cable like you use with
a switch box won't. I've seen plenty of people say a printer cable will network
two devices, but I've never tried it since I have six or so devices on my 
network.
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Randy Shackelford                                Huh huh, that was cool.
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