Re: LANceGS Ethernet Card: First Look

[CUTblakeney@home.com (Jeff Blakeney)]

On Fri, 11 Aug 2000 23:32:25 +1000, Stephen Davidson
<davoesq@labyrinth.net.au> wrote:

>Nice to see an ethernet card for the II at last.

That it is.

>One question though. Is it easy to access other computers on the
>network?? ie can you use the GS finder to copy files to/from other
>puters on the network, like to/from macs/Windross/Linux boxes etc??
>
>If not, what software can be used to copy files??

At present, only the hardware is finished.  Software is still being
worked on.  If you read Eric's article you will find that he is
currently only able to make TCP/IP connections via Marinetti to
computers on his local subnet.

As there currently is no software for doing file sharing via TCP/IP,
you can't copy files using the finder but you should be able to run an
FTP server on one or more of your non-Apple IIs and run gwftp on a
IIgs to transfer files back and forth via the LANceGS card at rates
faster than a null-modem cable.

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