puklich@plains.uucp@canremote.uucp (puklich@plains.UUCP) (12/21/89)
From: puklich@plains.UUCP (Blayne Puklich) Subj: Networking 2 Macs cheaply: How do I? Orga: North Dakota State University, Fargo In article <|^'XC@rpi.edu> slart@pawl.rpi.edu (David Bolling) writes: >My roommate and I each have Mac II's. They are 50 feet apart from each >other in the same apartment. What are the various ways we can network >them together? Our objectives are: > 1) be able to play network games like Strategic Conquest > and NetTrek. > 2) file sharing on an external SCSI hard disk. > 3) share my LaserWriter IISC (if possible). To play games, I'm almost sure all is necessary is the LocalTalk connection between the machines. But to do the file sharing and LW sharing, you'll need something like the following. This is pretty inexpensive compared to other alternatives. Probably the best software to use for this small of a network is Tops by Sun MicroSystems. For two machines this is much less expensive than AppleShare, around $137 for each machine (last time I bought copies). You'll need also three LocalTalk or equivalent network connectors. For your use something that uses phone cabling would be least expensive, so a connector such as PhoneNet or ModuNet (is this still available?) would suffice. Each of these runs around $35, so what you have so far is roughly $370 plus phone cabling. You connect them using a bus topology like: Mac Mac LW ^----------^----------^ That's all you'll really need. You could add more software, such as laser spooling software, but that's not absolutely necessary. ||+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++|| || Blayne Puklich puklich@Plains.NoDak.EDU "I think I'm going || || NDSU ACM Vice-Chair nopuklic@Vaxosaur.NoDak.EDU bald..." || || NDSU, Fargo, ND This space intentionally left -- Rush, from Caress || || (701) 237-4408 blank. of Steel, 1975 || ||------------------------------------------------------------------- ------|| --- * Via MaSNet/HST96/HST144/V32 - UN Mac * Via Usenet Newsgroup comp.sys.mac
wilkins@jarthur.claremont@canremote.uucp (wilkins@jarthur.Claremont) (12/21/89)
From: wilkins@jarthur.Claremont.EDU (Mark Wilkins) Subj: Networking 2 Macs cheaply: How do I? Orga: Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, CA In article <3016@plains.UUCP> puklich@plains.UUCP (Blayne Puklich) writes: >In article <|^'XC@rpi.edu> slart@pawl.rpi.edu (David Bolling) writes: >>My roommate and I each have Mac II's. They are 50 feet apart from each >>other in the same apartment. What are the various ways we can network >>them together? Our objectives are: deleted objectives... >> 3) share my LaserWriter IISC (if possible). >You connect them using a bus topology like: > > Mac Mac LW > ^----------^----------^ > >That's all you'll really need. You could add more software, such as laser >spooling software, but that's not absolutely necessary. The LaserWriter IISC does not have a provision for connecting it to an appletalk network, or so I thought. There might be some sort of printing software which one could use to print on a LW IISC connected to another machine... a real hacked-up way would be to use an A/B switch made for SCSI and connect BOTH machines. But then you'd have to do your own bus arbitration. -- Mark Wilkins --- * Via MaSNet/HST96/HST144/V32 - UN Mac * Via Usenet Newsgroup comp.sys.mac
gjb@cs.brown.edu (Greg Brail) (01/03/90)
Actually, you don't need PhoneNet or AppleTalk connectors if all you want to do is connect two Macs. Just use a Mac-ImageWriter cable (one with mini-8 connectors on both ends). I'm not sure if this is "allowed," but it should work--I have connected a Mac Plus with a 512KE using a mac 512K-ImageWriter cable with no trouble. This will let you play NetTrek, and will also let you share files on the hard disk if you buy TOPS or Personal Server Network (or wait for System 7.0?). You won't be able to share the printer unless you get it upgraded to a LaserWriter IINT, and then you'd have to buy PhoneNet or AppleTalk connectors anyway. -greg +----------------------------------------------------+ Greg Brail Internet: gjb@cs.brown.edu BITNET: gjb@browncs.bitnet UUCP: ..uunet!brunix!gjb Home: (401)863-6284