sharp@cpsc.UCalgary.CA (06/01/90)
Hiya,
The subject says it all. We have a Mac II with an ethernet board
and we would like it to act as a bridge between AppleTalk and
Ethernet. Is this possible ? If so, what software/hardware do we
need ?
thanx in advance
maurice
Maurice Sharp MSc. Student
University of Calgary Computer Science Department
2500 University Drive N.W. sharp@cpsc.UCalgary.CA
Calgary, Alberta, T2N 1N4 ...!alberta!calgary!sharpJim.Matthews@dartmouth.edu (Jim Matthews) (06/01/90)
In article <1990Jun1.002008.19285@calgary.uucp>, sharp@cpsc.UCalgary.CA writes: > The subject says it all. We have a Mac II with an ethernet board > and we would like it to act as a bridge between AppleTalk and > Ethernet. Is this possible ? If so, what software/hardware do we > need ? Apple's Internet Router will route AppleTalk packets between networks using a variety of media (including ethernet and twisted-pair, i.e. LocalTalk). This is a good solution if you just want to give machines on either side of the router access to AppleTalk services (i.e. LaserWriter printing, AppleShare file servers, MS Mail/QuickMail/Inbox mail servers, etc.) on the other side. Network Resources Corp. has announced a software router for Mac IIs that routes AppleTalk and also acts as an AppleTalk-IP gateway, so you can run TCP/IP applications (such as Telnet, FTP, news) from Macs on LocalTalk and support AUFS-style file servers on IP machines. They can be reached at 408-263-8100 for more information. -- Jim Matthews Dartmouth Software Development