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From: hpoppe@bierstadt.ucar.edu (Herb Poppe)
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Subject: Re: Liaison
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Date: 11 May 89 15:54:37 GMT
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In article <978@sequent.cs.qmc.ac.uk> davide@cs.qmc.ac.uk (David Edmondson) writes:
>
>I am slightly confused about Liaison.  Descriptions on the net
>describe it as software which runs on a mac with ethernet and
>localtalk to act as a bridge, this is what I want.  However the
>write up in a Mac product directory describes it as "...a
>software bridge to allow remote users or networks to dial into
>and connect to Appletalk and ethertalk networks..." which
>sounds more like the Shiva netserial/netmodem products.
>
>Is liason the former, the latter or both.  It may be a sensible
>alternative to buying an additional Kinetics box for just a
>handful of plusses.  Any practical experience?

Liaison can do both; sort of.
The following caveats apply:

1) I don't recall if it can do both AT THE SAME TIME.

2) Unlike a Kinetics or Gatorbox gateway, Liaison does not support
the TCP/IP protocols; it only supports AppleTalk protocols on Ethernet.
That is, you can't use such Mac programs as NCSA Telnet to talk to
Telnet servers on Ethernet.

Note that Liaison can also act as an AppleTalk to AppleTalk bridge
as well. It can speak AppleTalk protocols through the serial port.

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