Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!afsg!ron
From: ron@afsg.Apple.COM (Ron Flax)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.aux
Subject: Re: TCP/IP through a Gatorbox with AUX 2.0
Message-ID: <381@afsg.Apple.COM>
Date: 29 Jun 90 13:12:14 GMT
References: <1655.26891825@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu>
Reply-To: ron@afsg.apple.com (Ron Flax)
Organization: Apple Federal Systems Group
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In article <1655.26891825@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu> powers@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu writes:
>Will the unix TCP/IP stuff work through a gatorbox ?  I've tried the
>seemingly right things to do like installing MacTCP, but that has unpredictable
>results (none pleasing).  I tried to run ifconfig, but it blows up when I tell 
>it to use the non-existant ethernet interface, and the only options listed
>under commando are ethernet and loopback.

Unfortunately it is not possible to run TCP/IP over
localtalk wires, which is what it sounds like you are trying
to do..  You can run TCP/IP over ethernet and/or serial
lines using SL/IP (serial line internet protocol).  SL/IP
links are point-to-point, that is, you can connect two
systems together via SL/IP and they can communicate, but you
cannot connect many systems to the same wire as in an
ethernet connection.

Since you have a GatorBox, you must have an ethernet, why
not do yourself a favor and buy an ethernet card?  You CAN
run both TCP/IP and EtherTalk (AppleTalk protocols over
ethernet hardware) at the same time.  That means that you
can use FTP, TELNET, SMTP, rlogin, rcp, etc.. over the same
ethernet card that you use to access your printers,
AppleShare Fileservers, etc.. the only hitch is that you
must have a Phase 2 EtherTalk network.  I'm not sure if
Cayman Systems GatorBox software supports Phase 2 just yet.
It should but I don't know for sure if it does or not.

--ron