NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #31/NN_1992_31.iso/spool/comp/sys/mac/comm/12327

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From: [e-mail] (Kurt Marko)
Subject: ARA and MacTCP (Again)
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Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 18:22:37 GMT
Organization: Hewlett-Packard / Boise, Idaho
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I realize this has been hashed over, and that, yes in theory, one can
use TCP services from a remote Mac via ARA connected to a host MAC on
the network; however, I haven't been able to get it to work.

As per the basic requirements, I have a remote Mac running ARA and
MacTCP, connected to the host Mac (via ARA) which is also running
MacTCP and is connected to a site-wide Ethernet network.  We run both
Ethertalk and TCP over the Ethernet, and the host Mac can utilize both
sets of services just fine.  When I bring up MacTCP on the remote Mac,
and select the Localtalk icon (that's the only one available, since it
doesn't have an Ethernet connection) I get a popup list of all the
available Mac zones on our network.  I select the zone to which the
host Mac (server) is connected.  The problem is that whenever I
attempt to Telnet, etc. I never get a connection.  Any clues?  We do
have a Gatorbox on our network.  Should I (on the remote Mac) select
within MacTCP the Localtalk zone that the Gatorbox is on (which is
different than that which my host server is on)?  Anything else
obviously wrong.  I'd really like this to work, but have been
unsuccessful so far.

Thanks, in advance,

Kurt Marko
H-P Boise Site