Hi, compact lovers! I'd want to connect my Classic to my home's Ethernet network. Of course, I have few options. Because the Classic doesn't have any expansion slots, I can't add a Ethernet controller right into it. I could get an SCSI-to-Ethernet adapter and plug it into the hub, but there are two reasons against that: 1) it is almost impossible to get such hardware piece in Spain and I don't think making an international buy in eBay is a good idea (S&H costs, payment options, possible fraud, etc.). And 2) it isn't very fun to just plug in a device and start networking without problems, right? So I need to try something a little more challenging ;-) .
If network connection with the Classic must be made adding external hardware, and the SCSI port is eliminated, what remains? The serial ports. Here comes to mind the SLIP and PPP protocols, used ages ago to connect mainframes using a simple serial lines, and still used nowadays to create Internet connections throught a modem. In the PC side, there are a number of posibilities of providing SLIP/PPP services, either using Linux or Windows. In the Mac side, I'm not very sure. Is there a TCP-IP stack for the Macintosh that runs in a 68k under System 6 and provides SLIP or PPP support? If there is a stack that supports dial-up networking, it probably will also support direct serial connections with the right configuration. In the case I'm able to get this thing working, could I use AppleShare under IP? It would allow me to access shared folders on other computers, but it isn't neccessary because if TCP-IP is working, I'll be able to FTP to my local server and transfer files in both directions. This can be a very convenient way of networking all those old Macs without Ethernet adapters. Because OS X is Unix-based, it shouldn't be very difficult to make it provide SLIP or PPP, and then bridging the PPP service with the main network adapter would allow the compact Mac to access the entire local network, and even the Internet... without adding any aditional hardware! Greetings, Antonio Rodr�guez (Grijan) -- 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
