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- From: cole@nepenthe.unx.sas.com (Tom Cole)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
- Subject: Neophyte networking configuration queries (Localtalk <> Ethertalk)
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- Date: 27 Jul 92 12:57:19 GMT
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- Folks,
-
- [Apologies if this is FAQ or wrong group, I just couldn't find
- a better choice given our news feeds...]
-
- I have a (probably stupid) set of questions about networking.
- In short, I want to try to move towards upgrading a small localtalk
- network to an Ethertalk network. Here's some basic configuration
- data:
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- o The network consists of a Mac II, a Mac SE, a couple of
- networked printers, and a networked modem.
-
- o The Mac SE has an accelerator card already occupying its
- slot, so I can't add an ethernet card.
-
- o The two Mac's talk using a Phonenet-based phone line,
- while the rest of the stuff is in the same room as the
- Mac II and uses normal Apple Localtalk connectors.s
-
-
- I am _assuming_ that I want to do something generally like
- put an Ethernet card in the Mac II, get a SCSI-based Ethernet box
- for the Mac SE, and get an EtherTalk to Localtalk bridge to put all
- the rest of the devices on (printers and modem). My questions then
- are:
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- o Is this a valid assumption about the kind of configuration
- that I need?
-
- o Can use use 10-Base-T (or whatever it's called) between
- the two macs over the existing phone line wiring used by
- PhoneNet?
-
- o What kinds of cards for the Mac II, adapter box for the SE,
- and bridge would one recommend?
-
- Since this is a home system, I want to do this as cheaply as
- possible. I am assuming that I can find prices on the order of $200
- for a NuBus card for the Mac II, $300 for an external SCSI Ethernet
- box, and $500 for a bridge. Are these out of the question? Any
- recommendations on configuration, products, or places-to-buy would
- be a real help.
-
- Please reply via e-mail even if you copy to the net, as I
- don't get much of a chance to read news these days.... :)
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- Thanks for any and all help that anyone can provide...
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- Tom Cole, SAS Institute Inc. VMS R&D cole@nepenthe.unx.sas.com
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