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From: bschmidt@bnr.ca (Ben Schmidt)
Newsgroups: aus.mac,comp.sys.mac.comm,comp.sys.mac.hardware,comp.sys.mac.wanted
Subject: Re: Mac Connection to Ethernet Backbone
Message-ID: <1990Oct6.212140.15684@bnrgate.bnr.ca>
Date: 6 Oct 90 21:21:40 GMT
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In article <1095@syacus.acus.oz> grants@syacus.acus.oz (Grant Sayer) 
writes:
>         Does anyone have information on the hardware required to connect 
a 
> local group of macs (eg, Mac Plus, SE, IIC? ) linked by LocalTalk to
> an ethernet backbone.  Please e-mail any responses so a summary can
> be posted.
> 
>         Information on hardware &/or software would be appreciated ?

No doubt you'll get lots of responses on Shiva, Cayman, Webster, 
UngerMann-Bass, NRC, Compatible Systems, Nuvotech, etc to name but a few 
manufactures of LocalTalk-to-Ethernet equipment.  And of course any mac 
with Apple's Internet Router and an ethernet card (or with Liaison s/w - 
who've just changed ownership recently(?)) --> but why not just add the 
newsgroup: comp.protocols.appletalk to your news reader and you'll soon be 
buried in information.  Number one question to ask yourself though:  Do 
you want just AppleTalk routing between LocalTalk and Ethernet, or do you 
also want DDP/IP encapsulation, that is, the ability for your Macs on 
LocalTalk to use telnet?

Ben Schmidt              Bell-Northern Research, Ltd.    Ph: (613) 763-3906
Information Technology     P.O. Box 3511, Station C      FAX:(613) 763-3283
bschmidt@bnr.ca         Ottawa Ontario Canada K1Y 4H7