Re: network a gs to Linux?

[Michael Wicklund <tbogard1@MYhome.com>]

Jeff Blakeney wrote:
> 
> On Fri, 19 Nov 1999 23:54:13 GMT, "SlappinJoe" <slappinjoe@yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> 
> >Alltech will sell a Farallon EtherWave Powerbook adapter that lets you "use
> >an Apple IIgs on Ethertalk Network".  Does this work? If my Linux box does
> >Netatalk via Ethernet, can I use the Farallon adapter to put the IIgs on the
> >10Mb hub to get files off of the Linux box?
> 
> Yes, there are certain LocalTalk to Ethernet adapters that will allow
> you to access MacOS shared folders or AppleShare servers through an
> ethernet network.  By the way, the terminology for this type of
> networking is as follows.  LocalTalk and Ethernet are the physical
> means of moving the data, AppleTalk is a data transfer protocol.
> AppleTalk over a LocalTalk network is still called AppleTalk but
> AppleTalk over an Ethernet network is called EtherTalk.  I could be
> wrong about this, though.
> 
> At KFest '99, my IIgs was connected to Avila's ethernet network
> through one of those adapters and I was able to see other people's
> shared Mac folders and even Dave Miller's printer.
> 
> >A while back Supertimer gave someone the lowdown that you had to have the PC
> >Localtalk card in the Linux box. Can I use the Farallon adapter instead?
> 
> Yes, you should be able to do this but you will still most likely need
> one of the patched netatalk packages that allow Apple IIs to connect.
> 
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You think it's possible to hook up a cable modem to the Apple IIgs using
LocalTalk to Ethernet adapters?
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