Re: Apple IIgs and Mac IIsi AppleTalk connection. Help needed.

[volkmar.friauf@koeln.netsurf.de (Volkmar Friauf)]

Laer Haider <laer@nospam-customized.com> wrote:

> I've just received an Mac IIsi that I plan on using as a peripheral
> for my IIgs.  What I hope to do is connect the IIgs to the Mac using
> AppleTalk, and connect the Mac IIsi to the Win95-Ethernet LAN in my
> house which has a proxy Internet server on my main PC box.  Is there a
> way to do this?  Here are some details that you might need:

You're even using the same Mac as I do :-)

I've described the problem of "cross-connecting" IIgs/Mac/PC some days
ago and received many helpful answers here in csa2 (thanks to all who
replied, btw!).

> The Mac has a Ethernet card installed and EtherTalk drivers.  Though
> it connects to the hub just fine (link light and no error lights), I
> don't see anything on the network.

To hook up a Macintosh to a Windows 95 peer-to-peer network you need a
commercial software called DAVE. It's a kind of Mac client for Win95/Win
NT networks.

> I've connected the IIgs to the Mac via Slot 1 (serial printer port) on
> the IIgs and connected to the serial port on the Mac, and I installed
> the AppleTalk drivers on the IIgs.  AppleTalk is "on" in the control
> panel (had to move the RAMFast card to slot 2), and slot 1 is set to
> "your card."  The IIgs doesn't see anything either.  Is there a
> special cable needed for this AppleTalk connection?

You need two AppleTalk connectors for each, Mac and IIgs. You can either
use the Apple-brand connectors which require special LocalTalk cables,
or you can use the cheaper "PhoneNet" connectors which can use telephone
cables. - As Nathan would say: There's no need to support the fruity
logo here.

But let's have a look at your AppleTalk settings. On the IIgs, you don't
only have to switch AppleTalk "on" in the GS/OS control panel, you also
have to adjust your slot settings: Slot 7 must be set to AppleTalk, Slot
2 must be set to "Your card" (for the RAMFast) and Slot 1 to "Printer
Port". Now you can plug the AppleTalk connector into the printer port of
the IIgs.

To receive data from the Mac, you either have to install AppleShare
server software or - much cheaper - make use of Mac OS' built in
networking capabilities by starting file sharing in the "Sharing Setup"
control panel of Mac OS.

Now you should be able to connect your IIgs to your Mac. But this was
the easy part - connecting the Mac IIsi to your PC network shouldn't be
too hard, too, but I don't know about using the Mac as a bridge to
access your PC network from the IIgs. I'm currently waiting for my
freshly-ordered PC to arrive (which means that I'm leaving the fruity
logo after more than a decade). When it's here, I should be able to tell
you more.

Volkmar

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