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From: russotto@eng.umd.edu (Matthew T. Russotto)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.appletalk,comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: How to use a Lisa on an AppleTalk net.
Message-ID: <1989Oct12.133158.9838@eng.umd.edu>
Date: 12 Oct 89 13:31:58 GMT
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In article <456@tuewsd.lso.win.tue.nl> Ernst writes
>
>how do I connect a Lisa to the network the official way??? Is there a
>separate box for the Lisa? If there is, is it an ACTIVE box? The Appletalk
>signal levels seem to be much to low: The lisa can talk TO appletalk, but
>it isn't receiving anything FROM the network. (Tried this with ordinary
>communication software)
>
> Can anyone help me here?
>
> Ernst.
>   >
>
The Lisa uses it's own box, probably available from Sun Remarketing.
It works the same as the Mac boxes.
If you have a box connected now, and you can talk TO appletalk
but not recieve from appletalk, the problem is in the box, cable,
or computer.  There is no way to break one side of an Appletalk connection.



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