Re: Cost of adding ethernet to IIgs?

[Phil Beesley <pb14@le.ac.uk>]

In article <mikeford-FE3EFE.00500313032001@news-server.socal.rr.com>,
Mike Ford <mikeford@socal.rr.com> wrote:

> >    Is the LANceGS the only vaible ethernet board for the IIgs at 
> > present?  What is the lowest cost I'm likely to find for adding ethernet 
> > to this IIgs (ROM 3) of mine?  Thanks.
> 
> Lowest cost, especially if you have more than one IIgs era computer is 
> to run localtalk/Phonenet and a ethernet bridge, such as a Fastpath 4. 
> With the bridge you are limited to 230k/sec localtalk, but would have 
> all the connectivity options of AppleTalk and even TCP/IP.

My understanding is that there is no public version of Marinetti that
will provide a TCP/IP connection over LocalTalk. For IP, therefore, you
need the LANceGS ethernet card or you're restricted to modem speed
connections.

Alas, the (current) version of the LANceGS is an IP only device so if
you need to connect to an AppleShare server on an ethernet network,
you'll still need a hardware or software bridge (Fastpath or a Mac
running LocalTalk Bridge or similar device).

Phil