sean@cadre.dsl.PITTSBURGH.EDU (Sean McLinden) (01/04/88)
Is anyone aware of a mechanism for implementing AppleTalk across high-speed modems (such as the Telebit Trailblazer?). Sean McLinden Decision Systems Laboratory University of Pittsburgh
borton@net1.ucsd.edu (Chris Borton) (01/13/88)
In article <898@cadre.dsl.PITTSBURGH.EDU> you write: >Is anyone aware of a mechanism for implementing AppleTalk across >high-speed modems (such as the Telebit Trailblazer?). There are a couple setups for doing AppleTalk over serial lines, of varying speeds. There is an 'Asynch AppleTalk' DA that was implemented at Dartmouth. I know of two different companies doing serial ATP products; one is called R-Server, I believe, and the other escapes me at the moment. I do remember that one of them had a 1200 baud modem built into it and was limited to that, while the other could handle any serial speed. AlisaTalk has, as part of its package, a serial<-->ATP driver that allows any terminal program to function over AppleTalk. Nice! pcLINK from Pacer also implements soemthing of this sort -- unfortunately it is restricted to their software only, but using their program and a server on Unix I can mount a remote volume and actually have it show up on the desktop :-). At 12/2400 baud this is not very practical, but sure nifty. It also works at any speed. Hope this helps a little bit... -cbb -- Chris "Johann" Borton, UC San Diego ...!sdcsvax!borton borton@ucsd.edu or BORTON@UCSD.BITNET Letztes Jahr in Deutschland, nog een jaar hier, en dan naar Amsterdam! "H = F cubed. Happiness = Food, Fun, & Friends." --Steve Wozniak Chris "Johann" Borton, UC San Diego ...!sdcsvax!borton borton@ucsd.edu or BORTON@UCSD.BITNET Letztes Jahr in Deutschland, nog een jaar hier, en dan naar Amsterdam! "H = F cubed. Happiness = Food, Fun, & Friends." --Steve Wozniak
larry@pyr1.acs.udel.EDU (Larry Larraga) (01/13/88)
We're using Shiva's NetSerial X232 box to dial-in to our AppleTalk network here. We're using 2400 baud modems, so it's pretty boring, but AppleShare works fine. Sending files to the LaserWriter remotely works just fine also. The only thing we couldn't get to fly so far is InBox, which is a real minus for us since we would like to drop mail remotely. The January 1988 issoe of MacWorld has an article detailing MacWorld's editorial office AppleTalk and our remote connection seems to mirror theirs pretty much. They are using Intermail (nee Microsoft Mail) there with no problems, so I expect that would work with the Shiva box as well. InBox times out over the phones lines, it seems. ============================================================================== Larry Larraga University of Delaware Microcomputing Resource Center Senior Analyst 152 Newark Hall Newark, DE 19716 (302)451-6782 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ INTERNET: larry@pyr1.acs.udel.edu BITNET: ACS26825@UDACSVM COMPUSERVE: 76505,1426 GENIE: XMP14851 PAN: LSQUARED ==============================================================================
sac@well.UUCP (Steve Cisler) (01/18/88)
At MacWorld I saw three products: the Shiva product line working pretty well with a 9600 bps Microtech; Dataspace's unfinished product that is working well with the Telebit; and Solana's R-Server which can be a gateway for a remote user or a bridge for linking networks. Phone is 619 566 1701. These all look promising, as does Project X from CE software, a wonderful email program that allows you to make forms. Cheap and not file server based. Not out until the spring. Sorry I don't have the address, but they are in Des Moines, Iowa.