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From: sl@van-bc.wimsey.bc.ca (Stuart Lynne)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm
Subject: Re: EtherTalk network & AppleTalk LaserWriter
Message-ID: <650@van-bc.wimsey.bc.ca>
Date: 29 Nov 90 00:14:54 GMT
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In article <1990Nov28.181254.28448@gbg.infolog.se> tobbe@gbg.infolog.se (Tobbe Lindgren) writes:
}> 
}> Is there any other way to be able to use the EtherTalk network
}> and the AppleTalk LaserWriter at the same time?
}> 
}> Thank you.
}> -- Sue

>The solution is actually an internet router (like Liaison or Apple Internet
>router). It is installed on only one Mac, and runs in the background.
>Voila! The LaserWriter becomes visible in the chooser.

How about a slightly different variation. I'd like to do the same. I.e. get
my Macintosh's hooked into my ethernet for ftp/telnet/printing. But instead
of via an ethernet TCP/IP connection via a PPP (or SL/IP) connection. 

We have an ethernet with several Unix boxen, Xterminals and a PC-ROUTER
(ka9q) for an Internet connection. How hard would it be to have a Mac with
Mac TCP connect to the router? At least initially just the basic's like
telnet/ftp would be nice. 

I wonder how hard we could push the PPP speed on the PC side? Presumably
56kbps wouldn't be too hard with 16550's.

-- 
Stuart Lynne	Unifax Communications Inc.
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