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From: graifer@net1.ucsd.edu (Dan Graifer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: APPLESHARE server sitting on ETHERNET
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Date: Fri, 18-Sep-87 00:52:06 EDT
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Posted: Fri Sep 18 00:52:06 1987
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Keywords: Appleshare, Ethernet, Fileserver, fast, sexy


Hardware:

Kinetics (makers of the FastPath Ethernet/Appletalk gateway) have announced
the following:

  EtherSC: SCSI Ethernet controller: $1050 old style,  $1250 new "thin"
     ethernet (ie the latter has a built in transmitter)
  EtherPort SE: MacSE/Ethernet controller card (will connect to either style): 
     $850

Software:
There are a couple of ways to go with software:

1) Kinetics provides K-Talk, driver software to support appletalk  on Unix
     systems. (Kinetics makes Appletalk controller cards for many Unix boxes.)

2) Kinetics has a TCP/IP, Telenet, TFTP etc. package available for the Mac

3) (Best bet in my opinion).  Call Centram (Maker of the TOPS network, now
   owned by Sun Microsystems) and harass them about TOPS network driver
   software for this configuration.  They currently support file service
   off a mix of Unix machines on Ethernet connected to PCs and Macs on 
   Appletalk/PhoneNet via a FastPath.  The marketing people I talked too
   were willing to admit the market for the product you want, but not what
   Centram's plans were.

In any case, call (415)947-0998 or write (2500 Camino Diablo, Suite 110, 
Walnut Creek, CA 94596) Kinetics for their literature;  It includes stuff
for all the software that runs on their hardware.

Good luck.  Let me know if you find existing software to do what you want.
                              Dan Graifer
                              graifer@net1.UCSD.EDU
Disclaimer: Nobody ever listens to me anyways; Why should they start now?