tony@uhcmtg.phys.hawaii.edu (Antonio Querubin) (03/22/91)
I am looking for some kind of utility that will redirect input and output from a Mac's serial port to MacTCP using a specific TCP/IP host. What I want to do is fool a program that knows only how to talk to the serial port, use MacTCP instead and talk to a specific IP host. The program does some very special terminal emulation which we need but we don't have a serial connection to the mainframe that it works with. I think I've seen this feature with some commercial AppleTalk networking packages but I'm looking for one that's public domain (or free). And I don't need an entire network/comm package, just the redirector. Thanks for any pointers! Antonio Querubin tony@uhcmtg.phys.hawaii.edu
han@Apple.COM (Byron Han) (03/25/91)
In article <12087@uhccux.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu> tony@uhcmtg.phys.hawaii.edu (Antonio Querubin) writes: >I am looking for some kind of utility that will redirect input and output >from a Mac's serial port to MacTCP using a specific TCP/IP host. What I want >to do is fool a program that knows only how to talk to the serial port, use >MacTCP instead and talk to a specific IP host. The program does some very >special terminal emulation which we need but we don't have a serial connection >to the mainframe that it works with. > Why not use the Connection Manager which uses the same connection model independent of the underlying transport protocol, be it serial/modem connections or TCP/IP protocols or other datastream protocols (ADSP, LAT, DECnet, SNA, etc) -- Byron Han, CommToolbox Emir Changing the world, one connection at a time Apple Computer, Inc. -------------------------------------------- 20525 Mariani Ave, MS: 35CP Internet: han@apple.COM Cupertino, CA 95014 UUCP:{sun,voder,nsc,decwrl}!apple!han ATTnet: 408-974-6450 Applelink:HAN1 HAN1@applelink.apple.COM
drinkard@figur8.enet.dec.com (Rich Drinkard) (04/04/91)
InterCon Systems Corporation has a Telnet Driver that looks and acts just like a serial driver. Only it used telnet over MacTCP. It works great and is easy to incorporate. I used it to add telnet capability to a DG emulator about a year ago.