At 17:30 -0400 on 26/07/02, Eagle wrote: >On Friday, July 26, 2002, at 05:16 , Marten van de Kraats wrote: >>> At 01:08 -0500 on 26/07/02, Luca Rescigno wrote: >>> >>>> called LocalTalk Bridge (not EtherNet Bridge, which I haven't heard >>>> of) >>>> to use it, and LocalTalk Bridge is OS 9 only when my PowerBook runs >>>> OS X. >>> >>> Being *nix and all, I'll bet there's a way to bridge the connection in >>> OS >>> X. I just don't know what it is... >>> >>> the pickle >> >> There is a chance that the localtalk bridge will function when >> classic is running in os x. > >I wonder if that would work in OS X Server's Blue Box!? That would be >too cool -- I have a Beige G3 tower running OSXS 1.2, and if this trick >works it could be a neat way to solve the problem of getting the >compacts online. > >Longtime readers have probably realised by now that I want to solve the >problem with a "kewl" solution and not simply get the machines online. :)
After rethinking this, I bet the biggest problem is going to be the thrown-together AppleTalk support in OS X. Otherwise it shouldn't be an issue at all. Make a few entries in the routing table and it should be up and running, I think... the pickle FAQ <http://macfaq.org/index.shtml> Software Archive <ftp://download:[EMAIL PROTECTED]//Users/thepickl/Sites/Archive/> <http://www.members.jmug.org/%7Ethepickl/archive/> _________________________________________________________________ -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
