Hey folks... I recently acquired an Asante Micro EN/SC adapter for my Classic II. I would like to use it to access a home network I have not yet created that consists of one PC and various Macintosh computers. I would like every computer on the network to be able to access my DSL, and in turn, the Internet and my e-mail.
I understand the first thing I'll need is a router that will hook all the computers I want on the network to my DSL modem. But that's for another message. Before I go ahead and get a router, I want to know what I'll need OS and software-wise on my Classic II to make it able to browse the Web and access e-mail once I get the router. Currently my Classic II is running System 7.1 and I would like to avoid using any newer OS unless I absolutely have to. I also have 10MB of RAM installed, running RAM Doubler for an effective 20MB. I have the Asante EtherTalk Install disk, and I installed the correct extension for the Asante EN/SC. Now from this point on I am a little lost. I have never used a Macintosh with TCP/IP before. I don't know what I need to do next to make the Classic II "TCP/IP ready". I read somewhere obscure a while ago that if I wanted to use the Classic II in the manner I am planning that I would need to upgrade to System 7.5.5. But then I also remember reading somewhere that you can make System 6 browse the Internet which would tend to conflict with the previous assumption. Basically I would like to know all the steps I need to take from here on the software end of things in order to make the Classic II ready-to-go once I get a router. So that essentially all I need to do when I get the router is plug the Classic II (and all my other computers) in and be good to go. Anyone out there with experience with the Asante Micro EN/SC that could help me out here? will I need to upgrade my OS? Also, as a second question deemed not nearly as important as the above stuff: would I be able to install one of these Asante EN/SC adapters onto a System 6 Mac like, say, my Macintosh Plus and be able to access my e-mail under System 6.0.8? Thanks, Nat ------------ Nat Hall [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------ -- 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> --> 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
