Re: Connecting Apple IIgs to Ethernet LAN

[mikeford@socal.rr.com (Mike Ford)]

> I would like to connect my old Apple IIgs to our Local Network. I never did 

> What kind of transceiver do I need to connect it to a RJ45 ethernet?


> I heard that there is a TCP/IP suite for the IIgs somewhere. Anybody knows a
> link?


> Are there any programmes for Windows95/Linux/Solaris computers, so they can
> understand the packets used by AppleTalk?

> One thing I would like to do, is that the Apple IIgs can access some files on
> the network (I am aware that the speed would be quite slow).
> Are the any Programmes (kind of like Samba) that can provide Network
Shares for
> Apples and run on Linux,Solaris or Windows?

I don't think the IIgs will directly connect to a ethernet network, but it
is easy to connect it to LocalTalk, and then use a bridge to connect
LocalTalk to Ethernet. AppleTalk may be the only protocol you "really"
need to run with the IIgs, and the free but unsupported LocalTalkbridge
software from Apple will run on most macs.

To support TCP/IP you will need a commercial bridge product, either
software, or hardware like the (old) Shiva FastPath that encapsulates
TCP/IP packets for LocalTalk. I have heard this works well, but haven't
tried it. I do have a number of the FastPath boxes I plan to sell, when I
get around to it.

For your last questions I think so, but don't know that much about PC
software. NT I believe has a server option builtin to support Appletalk
services like printing and file sharing, but I don't know any details.