Re: Can I put a IIGS on a home network?

[rummikub32@yahoo.com (Iosaef the Irascable!)]

big_d_316@yahoo.com (Dana Eckel) wrote in message news:<99102851.0302232102.556f42af@posting.google.com>...
> HI all, I have a nice home network up and running nicely. So far I
> have a Windows XP system, and a Beige G3 with OS 9.22 connected
> through a router and share a single DSL connection.
>   I have noticed a large amount of IIGS goodies I would like to try on
> my IIGS and through a floppy is too much of a pain. My IIGS is a Rom3
> unit with 4MB ram card and Ram Fast SCSI HS System 6.0.1. What are all
> my options? And would it be possible to share internet connection?
> However share internet isn't a big concern, would be fun to try it.
> 
> Thanks for all your help!

Dana,

     Here's what I do to get online via Ethernet:

     Get a LANceGS Ethernet card
(http://www.apple2.org/marinetti/index.html)
     Get Marinetti 2.0 (http://www.apple2.org/marinetti/index.html)
     Have a Linux (or Unix) system handy.

    The LANceGS comes with a Marinetti 2.0 driver, allowing your IIgs
to use network applications such as Spectrum
(http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/), Spectrum Internet Suite (see
previous URL), and many others.

     One thing I found is that the IIgs by itself does NOT like
ICS-style masquerading.  (It doesn't like to connect to anything
outside the immediate LAN)  I use a VMWare-installed Linux setup to
act as the IIgs' 'host' machine.  That is, I use it to telnet out
through the firewall/gateway through the IIgs, and Spectrum Internet
Suite likes to use a *nix shell like that to connect, from what I
understand.

Hope this helps,
...Josef

PS:  If this is too much of a bother, get a Mac to PC null-modem cable
(I used my Newton's cable), get a terminal emulator package for the
Apple IIgs, and use Hyperterminal on your PC to transfer packages over
to your IIgs.  More info on this is in the FAQs at
http://home.swbell.net/rubywand/A2FAQs1START.html