taylor@limbo.intuitive.com (Dave Taylor) (08/23/89)
I am interested in finding out further information about how to hook
up a Macintosh (Mac II) to a TCP/IP network. The purpose is to allow
the Mac to be an X Server (a la White Pines eXodus) talking to an HP
9000 system...
Ideally, since I'll be wiring the two together and it will be a couple
of dozen feet of new wire, I'd like to run ThinLan -- is that supported
for the Mac?
Am I constrained to purchasing a LAN board from Apple? etc etc..
Thanks for whatever help you can offer: via email please!
-- Dave Taylor
Intuitive Systems
San Francisco CA taylor@limbo.intuitive.com
{ apple, decwrl } !limbo!taylorkdb@intercon.uu.net (Kurt Baumann) (08/23/89)
In article <13273@well.UUCP>, taylor@limbo.intuitive.com (Dave Taylor) writes: > I am interested in finding out further information about how to hook > up a Macintosh (Mac II) to a TCP/IP network. The purpose is to allow > the Mac to be an X Server (a la White Pines eXodus) talking to an HP > 9000 system... > > Ideally, since I'll be wiring the two together and it will be a couple > of dozen feet of new wire, I'd like to run ThinLan -- is that supported > for the Mac? > Yes, most boards allow ThinNet. You should have no problem doing this. > Am I constrained to purchasing a LAN board from Apple? etc etc.. > No, you do not need to purchase a board from Apple. The nice thing about TCP/IP on the Mac, is that there is very little incompatability problems amongst the various ethernet boards and software. -- Kurt Baumann InterCon Systems Corporation 46950 Community Plaza Suite 101-132 Sterling, VA 22170 Phone: 703.450.7117