Re: Appletalk on a IIgs with phoneNet connection to Win2K?

[wbdesnoy@acs5.acs.ucalgary.ca (Byron Desnoyers Winmill)]

The IIgs and Macintosh use RS-422 ports, verses the RS-232 ports found on most
Wintel machines.  There are differences in signaling, which are important for
AppleTalk networking.  That said, your PhoneNet adapter is probably for the
early Macintosh computers (which used DB9).  It is also worth noting that many
localtalk drivers (at least in the Unix world) appear ethernet only.

Byron.

Tim Haynes (trhaynes@yahoo.SPAMBGONE.com) wrote:
: Hey gang,

: I have a IIgs that is currently using Appletalk over a Localtalk connection
: (actually phoneNet connectors that I scrounged up).  One of my phoneNet
: connectors is kinda weird - it has a 9pin serial connection (perfect for a
: Windows COM port) that is plugged into an adapter to bring it back to the
: Mac printer port (geez, I'm out of the loop!  What are those connectors
: called again?  DIN? DB9?  Grrr... memory fading...).

: Anyway, I got to thinking - Win2K Server has Appletalk services that you can
: run.  I'm wondering if I can plug this phoneNet cord into COM1 on my Win2K
: machine and transfer files to my IIgs that way.  Anybody tried such a trick?
: I suspect I will need a driver of some kind to recognize the phoneNet
: connector on Win2K, but can find no such beast (for free) on the 'net.

: Anybody have any ideas or comments?

: Cheers,
: Tim