Re: any hard disk servers available?

[Roger Johnstone <rojaws@es.co.nz>]

Scarlet Otter wrote:

> On that note, can a Mac outfitted with an Ethernet card serve as an
> Appletalk to Ethernet Bridge?  I just recently scored a couple
> Ethernet adapters that fit in a Performa 405 (1 for me and one as
> possible trade or sale fodder).  I am planning very soon testing them
>  out and seeing if I can get the Mac to become visible on my LAN.
> This is going to mean installing a second Ethernet adapter in my
> FreeSCO router, as the Performa NIC only has a BNC connectors and the
> Windows and Linux systems are networked through an AT&T StarLAN 10
> hub using Cat-5 cables).  But if I can get the Mac worked into the
> LAN, I'm hoping to then be able to set up an AppleTalk connection
> between her and the GS in order to indirectly make the GS network
> enabled.  Will this work?
>
> -- Otter
>

Yes. You just need to run the free LocalTalk Bridge program from Apple
<http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=60290>

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Roger Johnstone, Invercargill, New Zealand

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