Re: A few networking questions

[Phil Beesley <pb14@le.ac.uk>]

In article <3202333.SOXORXGW@news.telusplanet.net>, Simon Williams
<*email*@*luddite.ca*> wrote:

> hello.
> After a bit of messing about I've got my GS and PPC 6100 on speaking
> terms via AppleShare/AppleTalk and PhoneNet. This is mighty nice, but 
> of course it raises a number of questions:
> 
> 1. Is there any way I can run Lynx on the Mac and let the GS access it?

Not unless you install Linux or BSD on the 6100.
 
> 2. I noticed the Mac doesn't list the GS as an available server, is
>    this because the GS has no hard drive, or simply that serving files
>    from a GS is not possible with this configuration?

The GS/OS does not incorporate any server functionality.

> 3. I'd like to share a serial modem on a 2-1 serial data switch. Can I 
>    run a printer cable from each computer's modem port to the switch
>    box and then run modem cable to the modem?

You need two mini-DIN to D25 handshaking modem cables for the GS and
the 6100 to connect to the switch box. You also need a pass through D25
to D25 cable from the switch box to the modem. Try to use the shortest
cables that are possible.
 
> 4. Is there any 'gateway' software available for the Mac (7.5.3) that
>    let me share internet connection with the GS?

IPNetRouter from Sustainable Softworks is a nice solution for sharing
an internet connection on an oldish Mac. On the GS side, have a look at
the development version of Marinetti on the Source Forge web site.
MacIP support (ie the ability to send TCP/IP data over AppleTalk) is
being provided in version 3 so, in conjunction with IPNetRouter, it
will be possible to connect a GS to the internet cheaply. To run
Marinetti, you'll need a fairly high spec GS.

Phil