jf@ap.co.umist.ac.uk (John Forrest) (03/26/91)
I understand software/hardware kits are available for adding Localtalk capability to PC's - and that this will provide AppleFileServer Access and Laserwriter Access. Two questions about this: 1) Is there also a TCP driver that runs with this (the IP-in-Appletalk method used on the Macs). If so, does anyone know if the NCSA Telnet runs with it? 2) Perhaps more importantly. Is the Appletalk access available with a direct ethernet driver - ie. can the PC produce Ethertalk packets directly - or even IPTalk packets? Again can TCP run simultaneously? Basic Scenario - we are putting in a Localtalk network for our Macs and it goes past some PC's. Ethernet is already in, but it is cheaper for the Macs to be connected to Localtalk. For PC's the costs are not so clean - the cheapest PC solution seems about the same price as a PC Localtalk card. However, I wondered if there was Ethertalk software available? John Forrest Dept of Computation UMIST