Re: Putting a IIgs on an ethernet network?

[CUTblakeney@home.com (Jeff Blakeney)]

On Sat, 31 Jul 1999 20:07:23 GMT, edhel@LOSETHECAPITALWORDSapple2.com
(Edhel Iaur, Esq.) wrote:

>I now have a 8MB Mac Se/30 with System 7.5.5 and Apple's Appletalk
>Bridge extension.  If I get my SE/30 on the network, connect my IIgs
>to my SE/30 via an Appletalk cable (a serial cable, really), install
>GS/OS's Appletalk stuff, and turn on my IIgs's Appletalk stuff in the
>control panel, will I be able to access shared Mac media from my IIgs?
>Is there also any way to get TCP/IP to my IIgs in this fashion?

You don't mention what type of network you are connecting the Mac to
but I would have to say yes, you should have no problems.

While I was at KFest, my IIgs was connected to Avila College's
ethernet system through an Etherwave Adapter.  With the AppleTalk
software installed on my machine, I was able to see and access shared
folders on the Macs of other attendees.  By using AppleTalk directly
to your Mac, you should have no problems at all.  If you have more
Macs or other machines with the ability to share drives through
AppleTalk on an ethernet network, you should also be able to access
them by running the Bridge extension on the Mac the IIgs is connected
to.

As to using TCP/IP from the IIgs this way, you'll have to wait a bit
for that.

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