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- From: bmor@kimbark.uchicago.edu (Brad Morris)
- Subject: Re: TCP connection via ARA? Possible?
- Message-ID: <1993Jan27.145549.7819@midway.uchicago.edu>
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- Organization: University of Chicago
- References: <brian_vickers-260193151226@137.79.110.112> <todd.strauch-270193065333@no-name-medadmin.med.umich.edu>
- Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 14:55:49 GMT
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- In article <todd.strauch-270193065333@no-name-medadmin.med.umich.edu> todd.strauch@med.umich.edu (Todd R Strauch) writes:
- >> I'm trying to connect a remote Macintosh to an EtherNet network via an ARA
- >> connection. Not that difficult, just dial in, right? The problem is that I
- >> need to run MacTCP applications from the remote Mac.
- >>
- >> Has anyone done this? Is it possible?
- >>
- >It's possible. Find yourself a zone that contains a Shiva FastPath or
- >other such device. Within MacTCP, set your LocalTalk zone to the zone with
- >the FastPath. If the FastPath has some available IP addresses it can
- >dynamically assign, you're all set. Just launch your IP applications.
- >MacTCP will attach to the FastPath and obtain the required IP address on
- >the fly.
-
- One addition here. In order for you to get a dynamic address from a FastPath
- from Ethernet you need to configure the FastPath differently (note that
- FastPaths normally only give dynamic addresses to Localtalk machines). Talk
- to a network administrator before you try this at home!
-
- Brad Morris
- b-morris@uchicago.edu
-