Re: IIgs netboot idea.

[David Schmenk <dschmenk@GACH.gmail.com>]

pitz wrote:
> About a year ago, I was trying something related to this.  I was trying to 
> boot my IIgs off a Mac LC475 through the Ethernet port of an add-in card to 
> the LC.  I remember that I could not get it to work through the AsanteTalk 
> bridge.  I think it was also mentioned in the a2central LAMP archives.
>
> I was able to make it work using a Farallon Etherwave bridge (one was 
> recently unsold on eBay for $25) and there are several more listed -- look 
> for the one that has the LocalTalk, not the AAUI, connector.  One is up for 
> auction now (eBay 130099279176).  The LC475 sees AppleTalk over Ethernet, 
> while the IIgs sees AppleTalk over LocalTalk.
>
> I have since taken down my setup, but I've been planning to make some tests 
> again since I recently obtained a Farallon Etherwave bridge that takes its 
> power from the ADB port (instead of an additional wall wart).
>
> I also have a GatorBox, but did not use it to test this scenario.  A 
> GatorBox will be useful once you start getting interested in Marinetti, 
> because the GatorBox is a MacIP server as well.  I've connected it directly 
> to my Ethernet home router and to my LocalTalk network where the IIgs is 
> attached.  Marinetti is able to obtain an IP address using DHCP.  A Shiva 
> FastPath (one of which I recently sold to a reader of the newsgroups) also 
> works the same way.  Although if you are connecting to a Linux box, I think 
> there is an existing MacIP server package that you can install on Linux.

Thanks for the info (and eBay link).  I guess its not going to be as 
easy as I hoped.  I have to get my Rube Goldberg setup (that would be 
IIgs -> Mac SE/30 w/ A/UX -> G4 Cube OS X sharing wireless connection) 
out of my bedroom before my fiancee has a fit.

Dave...