Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!w3vh!rolfe From: rolfe@w3vh.UU.NET (Rolfe Tessem) Newsgroups: comp.protocols.appletalk Subject: Re: Mac II as bridge to EtherNEt Message-ID: <393@w3vh.UU.NET> Date: 18 Jan 89 16:32:46 GMT References: Organization: W3VH Packet Radio, Great Barrington, MA Lines: 28 In article , PJORGENS@COLGATEU.BITNET writes: > Sorry if this question has been asked repeatedly, or is too obvious, but: > Can a Mac II with an EtherNet card such as EtherPort II or EtherTalk etc. > serve as a bridge for the rest of a local-talk network, or must I use a > FastPath or similar box? > You need a product called "Liaison", which is software that runs on the Mac II doing the bridging. The Mac II doesn't have to be a dedicated server, it can be an ordinary workstation, but with heavy network traffic foreground performance will be degraded slightly. I have a small network where all the Macs but one Mac Plus orphan are on an Ethernet, and I needed a solution to hook up a laser printer (which, of course, only has an Appletalk interface). Liaison works great for this (and I get to keep the Mac Plus on the network to boot) and also allows remote dial-up access to both sides of the network. Liaison works great for me, and is a product of Infosphere, with which I have no association other than as a satisfied customer. -- UUCP: uunet!w3vh!rolfe | Rolfe Tessem INTERNET: rolfe@w3vh.uu.net | P.O. Box 793 AMPRNET: rolfe@w3vh.ampr.org [44.44.0.1] | Great Barrington, MA 01230 PACKET RADIO: w3vh@wa2pvv | (413) 528-5966