Apple II alternative Ethernet

["Smohn Jith" <khorster@optonline.net>]

As an alternative to the available and kit ethernet cards, I've have been 
recently fiddling with a Cisco Router.  These routers have serial ports on 
them, which can be used to connect to an Apple II.  You can then use the 
router as a telnet gateway, or the routers also have SLIP and PPP, so that 
you can use Marinetti to connect.  The router is a little cryptic to 
configure, but there is help and manuals online.  I'm currently using a 
Cisco 1700 series.  These are a little pricy used, but a 1005 I believe will 
do all that you would need, and can be had pretty cheap....