On Friday, July 26, 2002, at 05:31 , the pickle wrote: > 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...
Well I got to try this today, and LocalTalk bridge simply will NOT work on OS X Server v1.2. It actually *crashes* the Blue Box! To recover I had to boot with extensions off and then remove the control panel. Oh well. Eagle -- 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
