ireland@ac.dal.ca (06/02/91)
I have been trying to add another Mac to an existing LocalTalk network using PhoneNet boxes. I want to put the new mac in the middle of the LocalTalk network, but haven't even been able to put it at the end of the network. The only thing that has worked so far is a 2 mac all PhoneNet network. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Keith Conover ireland@ac.dal.ca
carson@darwin.ntu.edu.au (06/02/91)
In article <1991Jun2.014016.447@ac.dal.ca>, ireland@ac.dal.ca writes: > I have been trying to add another Mac to an existing LocalTalk network > using PhoneNet boxes. I want to put the new mac in the middle of the > LocalTalk network, but haven't even been able to put it at the end > of the network. The only thing that has worked so far is a 2 mac > all PhoneNet network. Any help would be greatly appreciated. > > Keith Conover > ireland@ac.dal.ca -- Keith, Phonenet and localtalk don't get on very well together, if you read the phonenet manual you will note that you can have a 1 localtalk on a Phonenet network but not the other way round, I am afraid you will have to go out and buy all phonenet connectors ( which are better by far) or stick with localtalk connectors. ________________________________________________________________________ *__ |\ John Carson \ Ph: (089)466207 - - \ Northern Territory University \ Fax: (089)466454 / \ PO Box 40146,CASUARINA,NT,0811 \ Inter: Carson@post.ntu.edu.au \_.--.__/ Australia. \or: Carson@darwin.ntu.edu.au v "Darwin the Paradise of the North" ________________________________________________________________________
kenw@skyler.arc.ab.ca (Ken Wallewein) (06/02/91)
First, I presume you're using one of Farallon's PhoneNet/LocalTalk adapters. The specs say not to use more that two of them on a network; better to use none at all. But as far as I recall, that's the only restriction. You don't say, but judging by the nature of the problem you're having, I would guess that your LocalTalk network is already pushing the limits. I've been there. It's ugly. And if it weren't at that point, what you're attempting to do would probably work. You're going to have to do something to improve the electrical state of the network before proceeding. A Tops Repeater (they're cheap) or the like will help as a stop-gap measure, but you really need to look at two things: 1. switching to all-PhoneNet 2. installing a bridge of some sort -- there are a lot of choices. As an implementation measure, you could switch a few Macs at a time from PhoneNet to LocalTalk, starting from one end of the net, and moving the PN/LTK adapter along as you go. Every little bit will help. -- /kenw Ken Wallewein A L B E R T A kenw@noah.arc.ab.ca R E S E A R C H (403)297-2660 C O U N C I L