Re: The BoycoT BBS (bug fixed)

["Terry Olsen" <tolsen64@hotmail.com>]

There are a couple Lantronix UDS-10's on ebay right now.  Those are supposed 
to be the same as the moxa boxes.  Just do an ebay search for Lantronix UDS 
and you'll find them.


"Terry Olsen" <tolsen64@hotmail.com> wrote in message 
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> http://www.moxa.com/product/NPort_DE-311.htm
> http://www.moxa.com/product/NPort_DE-211.htm
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> I was pretty lucky to find one on ebay.  I never saw one on there before I 
> got mine...and I never saw one after.
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> "brad" <mrbrad(remove)@ll.net> wrote in message 
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>> "Terry Olsen" <tolsen64@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>>> There are a couple of options:
>>>
>>> 1.  Get an ethernet modem (if you have cable or dsl).  This is a device
>> that
>>> pretends to be a modem to your IIe and is connected directly to the
>> network.
>>> It hooks up to your computer just like a regular modem.  I have the Moxa
>>> NPort Express DE-311. This has a DB-9 for the serial port.  The DE-211 
>>> has
>> a
>>> DB-25 for the serial port but is identical.  I've also heard that the
>>> Lantronix UDC-10 does the same thing.
>>>
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>> you got a source or a link to these things?? the eithernet moxa nport
>> express de-311?
>> or do i just have to troll thru ebay?
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>>> 2.  Hook your Apple up to a PC using a custom-built cable
>>> (http://boycot.no-ip.com/BoycotBBS/AppleIIgsPcCable.pdf) and get a 
>>> program
>>> that connects the PC's serial port to the network like IPCOMServer.
>>>
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>> is this the same cable as you helped me with (bradw lost gonzo) for our
>> attempt
>> at putting up the bbsgateway method of using an apple //gs on a pc?..also 
>> am
>> i
>> better off using the gs port on this or should i pop in a super serial
>> card..? which
>> works best? super serial card?
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>> also this is completely hardware driven right? or are there some kinda
>> settings for
>> the pc to see the de-311? or some other silly settings i need to know
>> (assuming i can
>> find the beast...i find just copying terry's stuff hardware/software the
>> easy way to
>> muck thru this stuff...dense that i am)
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>> lastly the bbs gateway program is not involved in any of this setup? 
>> again
>> hard
>> ware more/less solution?
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>> anyway that are my guestions so far (i'm sure i'll have more)
>>
>> brad
>> former sysop at lost-gonzo.com (still down)
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