Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!lll-winken!ncis.llnl.gov!ncis!helios.ee.lbl.gov!pasteur!ucbvax!mte!paisley From: paisley@mte (Mike) Newsgroups: comp.protocols.appletalk Subject: RE: Mac II as bridge to Ethernet Message-ID: <8901181902.AA03511@ncsuvx.ncsu.edu> Date: 18 Jan 89 19:02:46 GMT Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: The Internet Lines: 29 >> Date: Tue, 17 Jan 89 15:42 EDT From: >> PJORGENS%COLGATEU.BITNET@vma.cc.cmu.EDU Subject: Mac II as bridge to >> EtherNEt To: INFO-APPLETALK@andrew.cmu.EDU Message-Id: >> >> 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? I seem to recall a recent advertisement by InfoSphere (of MacServe fame) as to a brand new product that would do what you want. Don't know any details. It will act as a bridge between two LocalTalk nets or LocalTalk/EtherTalk nets. Michael J. Paisley PAISLEY@NCSUMTE.BITNET PAISLEY@MTE.NCSU.EDU PAISLEY%MTE@NCSUVX.NCSU.EDU 70156,1117 (CompuServe) Materials Science and Engineering 229 Riddick Laboratories Campus Box 7907 North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC 27695-7907 Office: (919) 737-7083 Messages: (919) 737-2377 FAX: (919) 737-3419