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From: ph@cci632.UUCP (Pete Hoch)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm,comp.protocols.appletalk
Subject: Re: Is there a Mac->NFS solution other than a GatorBox?
Summary: Forget the LocalTalk.
Message-ID: <50285@cci632.UUCP>
Date: 6 Feb 91 15:52:37 GMT
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Organization: Computer Consoles Inc. an STC Company, Rochester, NY
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boogles@athena.mit.edu (Brian K Zuzga) writes:

> 	We have been using a Cayman GatorBox...

> The throughput of the GatorBox is unacceptable...

>         What we are really looking for is a way to directly
> mount NFS filesystems on Macintoshes connected directly to
> EtherNet. In other words, this setup: MacII->Ethernet->NFS
> Server, rather than the current setup: MacII->LocalTalk->
> GatorBox->Ethernet->NFS Server.  Any suggestions and pointers
> would be appreciated.

You already have the solution.  The only problem is that you are
useing your macs on LocalTalk.  Get Ethernet boards for your Macs
and then put the Macs, the GaterBox, and your UNIX box all on the
same Ethernet.

Use EtherTalk on the macs, and there you go.  The GaterBox still
does its job of NFS to AppleShare translation but at much faster
speeds.

You may have to leave one Mac on LocalTalk to boot the GaterBox
I am not sure.

Pete