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From: rdominy@palantir.gsfc.nasa.gov (Robert Dominy)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Re: EtherTalk Question
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Date: 8 Feb 90 20:09:20 GMT
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In article <19790@bellcore.bellcore.com> sdh@flash.bellcore.com (Stephen D 
Hawley) writes:
> I have a front end interface to a mainframe that currently communicates
> via the serial port.  My superiors have asked if I could possibly speed 
up
> the communications by using ethernet.  Fine.  I have an Apple EtherTalk
> installed (Using V 1.0 since 2.0 doesn't work with our internet), and can
> access all the nice dandy laser printers on our network.
> 
> This is not what I want.  Since I'm on an ethernet with billions and
> billions of other machines (most of which are suns, decstations, and the 
like)

Just being attached to an Ethernet doesn't mean anything.  You have to
understand what protocols the machines you want to connect to are
using.  Once you've done this there are a number of commercial and
free products available to "speak" the protocol and do the functions
you want.  The only software that comes with the EtherTalk card is
the driver for the AppleTalk (EtherTalk) protocol. 

> So.  How do I do this?  NCSA telnet does not work, so this is clearly of 
no
> help in terms of looking for source.
For example NSCA Telnet does TCP/IP, terminal emulation, and file
transfer.  If your computers use TCP/IP (and most UNIX workstations
do) then NCSA Telnet WILL work for you (you do have to set up some 
Telnet parameters, but this is in the Telnet manual).

> As a minor flame, I am rather disturbed by the almost complete lack of 
any
> kind of technical information in the manual for the card.  Call me
Technical documentation IS available.  However, for the vast majority of 
users who just want to print to their LaserWriter, such documentation is 
hardly needed. I suppose you're in the camp that expects Apple to provide the 
Inside Macintosh & electrical schematics with every Mac!

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Robert Dominy
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center