Re: Ethernet card?

[mvgfr@netcom.com (Marc Farnum Rendino)]

On Tue, 08 Oct 1996 12:35:55 -0400, Erick Dietrich
(madsci@tribeca.ios.com) wrote
(<madsci-0810961235550001@ppp-71.ts-5.nyc.idt.net>):

> In article <mvgfrDyyH9J.CF3@netcom.com>, mvgfr@netcom.com (Marc Farnum
> Rendino) wrote:

> > Has anyone used any of those LocalTalk-to-Ethernet bridges?  (Commonly
> > used for LocalTalk-only printers.) I think I'll do a little
> > 'spearmint...

> I've got my IIgs onto several Ethernets with the help of Farallon's
> LocalPath. Its a software router that runs on the macintosh.

Yes, a software router... I'd originally discounted that, since you
need a Mac, but a low end Mac these days can be less expensive than
one of the hardware bridges... Good idea! I wonder if Apple's
LocalTalk Bridge would do it to...

> One thing I'm not sure of is wether LocalPath routes anything other than
> AppleTalk.  It prolly won't do TCP/IP.

Right, but, just like a Mac using "MacIP", the IP packets would be
wrapped in AppleTalk packets so they'd sail through - you'd just need
software on both ends to take care of the extra wrapper...

- Marc