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Re: AppleTalk to Ethernet bridge software for Mac?
Ahhh.... finally the tidbit of info I was waiting for comes out of the
woodwork!! :)
"Mark Cummings" <figjams@primus.com.au> wrote in message
3b4ee228@news.iprimus.com.au">news:3b4ee228@news.iprimus.com.au...
... snip!
> >Running NT Server or PCMacLan would be one solution for the Macs (as
> >noted earlier, there may be problems with the user authentication method
> >supported by the IIgs).
>
> Actually it works just fine, on the Macs and GSs. The volume mounts just
> like any other AppleShare vol. And one bonus is not having the same
> limitation placed on file naming when using PC floppy's to transfer files.
> This means less renaming of files and a lot less wear and tear on the PC
and
> Mac and GS floppy drives. It's really cool moving some files from a CD
drive
> on the PC to the Mac's HDD all from the GS. OK slow, but cool. :)
So then with my Mac SE/30 connected to my IIgs via AppleTalk, and the SE/30
connected to my Win2K Server machine via ethernet TCP/IP, and running the
LocalTalk bridge on the SE/30, I should be able to mount the Win2K drives on
my IIgs desktop?
Many thanks, Mark!
Cheers,
Tim