Re: Connecting Apple IIgs to Ethernet LAN

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"Dirk Ebert" <Dirk.Ebert@wiwi.uni-karlsruhe.de> wrote:

>Hey everybody,
>I would like to connect my old Apple IIgs to our Local Network. I never did
any
>Network installation with Apples before, so I have some question. Any help
>would be highly appreciated:
>
>1) Physical connection
>From what I read, I suppose that one of the serial ports can be assigned as as
>"LocalTalk" adapter.
>What kind of transceiver do I need to connect it to a RJ45 ethernet?
>
>2) Protocols
>I heard that there is a TCP/IP suite for the IIgs somewhere. Anybody knows a
>link?
>Are there drivers for other Protocols like NETBIOS over TCP/IP and IPX ?

There is a TCP/IP for the IIGS.  The link escapes me at the
moment.  Maybe http://www.crl.com/~joko Shareware
Solutions II has the link on its site.

However, there is no Ethernet card commercially available
for the IIGS.  You have to build one yourself from the plans
recently made available on the net.

It is easier to have the IIGS and the PC linked via a serial
cable and use TCP/IP through serial.

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

Linux can do it with a package called Netatalk.  You must
provide the PC with an AppleTalk card, though.  Then
Netatalk for Linux can turn your Linux unit into an
AppleTalk server.

>3) Network files
>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?

Assuming you get Netatalk for Linux and an AppleTalk
for PC card.  The speed would be 230k and the IIGS
would be able to log onto the Linux box as a workstation
using the System 6.0.1 software.  Shared volumes can
be accessed by the IIGS from the Finder.