Re: Can I put a IIGS on a home network?

[andrew.roughan@writeme.com (Roughana)]

Dana Eckel wrote> 
>Re: Can I put a IIGS on a home network?
Yes

> What are all my options?

Wow... what a question. At a high level, I see the following
alternatives:

Serial cable
Appleshare over localtalk cabling
IP over ethernet 
IP over localtalk with MacIP router

Each option has its own hardware and software requirements, and its
own level of interoperability.

> And would it be possible to share internet connection?
Yes, with IP this is easily done.

Personally I do this with IP over localtalk with MacIP router (Cayman
Gatorbox CS rack) to Ethernet through a PC that dials into internet.

You may like to perform a google group search for "Marinetti" and
follow various threads for more information on this option.

Particularly:
Marinetti, MacIP and GatorBox
http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&threadm=3D5D8A8E.9020608%40bellsouth.net&rnum=6&prev=/groups%3Fhl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DISO-8859-1%26q%3Droughana%2Bmarinetti%26btnG%3DGoogle%2BSearch%26meta%3Dgroup%253Dcomp.sys.apple2.*

IP over Ethernet connectivity will require an Ethernet card.
http://www.a2central.com/features/2000-09/07-lancegs/index.html

Find out how to use it here:
http://www.a2central.com/features/2001-03/12-ipnr/index.html

Cheers,
Andrew