SRAACCB@albert.dsir.govt.nz (Chris Bowman) (05/20/91)
Hi, I'm looking around for an Ethernet adaptor for my SE. I want to put an accelerator in the SE's slot so I am interested in a SCSI-based ethernet solution. MacConnection sell the Nuvotech NuvoLink SC. Is there some kind person out there who could give me some feedback on this product? Does it need its own mains supply or does it takes its power from the Mac SCSI port? I will be using 10BaseT twisted pair. Does this product support twisted pair or will I need to use a balun? Finally, are there any other suitable products that people know of? Sorry if it appears that these questions could be answered by reading the data sheet for this product but such things are not always easy to track down in NZ. Thanks in advance, Chris Bowman DSIR Auckland New Zealand
ih@doc.ic.ac.uk (Ian Harries) (05/21/91)
In article <21001@albert.dsir.govt.nz> SRAACCB@albert.dsir.govt.nz (Chris Bowman) writes: >Hi, >I'm looking around for an Ethernet adaptor for my SE. I want to put >an accelerator in the SE's slot so I am interested in a SCSI-based >ethernet solution. > Me too... >MacConnection sell the Nuvotech NuvoLink SC. > --- more deleted --- I have had this product recommended to me, for an SE/30 with an A3 display card taking up the single slot. However, a recent issue of (UK) MacUser Magazine said that the current driver for it didn't work properly with Apple's MacTCP driver. Anyone have any info on this ? > >Thanks in advance, > >Chris Bowman >DSIR >Auckland >New Zealand ditto Ian Harries Department of Computing MicroComputer Support Officer Imperial College 180 Queen's Gate Janet: ih@uk.ac.ic.doc London SW7 2BZ DARPA: ih@doc.ic.ac.uk United Kingdom ih%uk.ac.ic.doc@nsfnet-relay.ac.uk Uucp: ih@icdoc.UUCP Tel: +44 71 589 5111 x5052 ..!ukc!icdoc!ih Fax: +44 71 581 8024 -- Ian Harries Department of Computing MicroComputer Support Officer Imperial College 180 Queen's Gate Janet: ih@uk.ac.ic.doc London SW7 2BZ
edgar@function.mps.ohio-state.edu (Gerald Edgar) (05/21/91)
>I'm looking around for an Ethernet adaptor for my SE. I want to put >an accelerator in the SE's slot so I am interested in a SCSI-based >ethernet solution. > >MacConnection sell the Nuvotech NuvoLink SC. Is there some kind person We are using some of them here. (With Classics, which do not support internal cards.) They seem to work fine. >need its own mains supply or does it takes its power from the Mac SCSI >port? It comes with a transformer that you plug into the wall. So if you have Mac, printer and Nuvolink, you need 3 outlets. >I will be using 10BaseT twisted pair. Does this product support The version we use supports thick & thin ethernet. There is another that supports 10BaseT, but I have not tried it. -- Gerald A. Edgar Internet: edgar@mps.ohio-state.edu Department of Mathematics Bitnet: EDGAR@OHSTPY The Ohio State University telephone: 614-292-0395 (Office) Columbus, OH 43210 -292-4975 (Math. Dept.) -292-1479 (Dept. Fax)
kanala@sc2a.unige.ch (05/22/91)
In article <21001@albert.dsir.govt.nz>, SRAACCB@albert.dsir.govt.nz (Chris Bowman) writes: > I'm looking around for an Ethernet adaptor for my SE. I want to put > an accelerator in the SE's slot so I am interested in a SCSI-based > ethernet solution. > MacConnection sell the Nuvotech NuvoLink SC. > [... stuff deleted ...] > Chris Bowman Nuvolink SC is one of the fastest SCSI external adapters available. The power source is external. When buying from Mac Connection, you may need to purchase a 220 V power source in an electronics shop (I don't know what the voltage in NZ is). It works well with any Mac with an SCSI port, with one exception. The problem is that the box has to be turned on BEFORE your Mac looks at SCSI, just like any HD. With the Portable sleeping, the adapter seem to communicate for a while until bus timeout, and when waking up, network will not work. You have to turn it out and on, then to restart the Portable. This is the only limitation I found. Roman Kanala, CUEPE, University of Geneva, Switzerland, kanala@sc2a.unige.ch