[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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.
Easy so far, even the ether challenaged macs can connect with 68k
IPnetrouter. (I dont know what your collection contains so its a open answer)
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.
Jason replied to this earlier, it is possible you would need a 10bit hub between this mac and the router, if this is the case you could start by using the pc as the router and ICS to connect to the hub and then the macs. More info regarding the EN/SC adaptor is needed.
The pc's internet connection sharing will do this and is included with
98se and above, zonealarm would be recommended as its built with ICS
in mind. A router is nice but whether its needed is another thing, a
10bit hub will do the job at a fraction of the cost even if a second
nic is required for the pc. Depends on your requirements. The router
would allow other machines to connect without the wintel box turned on of course.
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.
7.1 and above.
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.
Stick with 7.1. :)
I have the Asante EtherTalk Install disk, and I installed the correct extension for the Asante EN/SC.
The drivers are also found at http://www.macdrivermuseum.com/network.shtml
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.
Install MacTCP, Open Transport will put unwanted drain on
your Ram-Doubled resources. Your settings would depend on your routers
address. On the other hand Open transport does install under 7.1 and is easier to configure. Since you would use MacTCP to connect with a OS below 7.1 the experience with it may be useful for other macs in your collection.
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.
Step 1) find a 10T hub to connect your macs up to
Step 2) download Mactcp and share it amongst your other macs
Step 3) decide which method you will use, a quick, cheap option. ICS may require a second network card in your wintel box depending on your DSL connection. Nics are cheap and easy to setup.
Or go straight for the router.
Step 4) configure the "router" as pre its instructions.
Step 5) Configure your choice of tpc stack (either OT or Mactcp). The configuration choices here are to many to list, once you have a choosen setup we can help with the configuration.
Anyone out there with experience with the Asante Micro EN/SC that could help me out here? will I need to upgrade my OS?
No, the EN/SC will run under OS6, I dont own one but my DaynaLink does and the links below suggest it can be done.
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?
http://www.jagshouse.com/PlusToiMac.html
http://www.jagshouse.com/internet_on_system_6.html
actually Gambas page and Martens would also be some use to you
http://home.earthlink.net/~gamba2/
http://www.euronet.nl/users/mvdk/system_6_heaven.html
The home pages of each site should be in every 68k users bookmarks. A link to MacTPC.
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