At 10:54 PM 3/20/05 -0800, you wrote:
>Yes you can do this. SCSI will support up to 7 SCSI items in series. Just
>put the EN/SC at the end of your chain (since as I recall it only has one
>HD25 connector -- it also has an HDI SCSI connector, but you'll need a
>special cable for that -- if you have one you can put the EN/SC anywhere in
>the chain). You CANNOT share a SCSI device between two computers -- NEVER,
Actually, I have connected computers (but not 2 compact macs) via a
SCSI cable! Only works if the SCSI ID of the host adapter of one of the
computers can be changed from the default of 7, and if the SCSI IDs of all
the other devices are different. Used it twice for a quick backup: Mac
Plus to a PowerMac, and Mac IIci to a Pentium PC.
Edwin
>EVER connect two computers together via a SCSI chain. If you want to share
>the CDRW, you'll need to shout down your computers, move the device and
>restart them to avoid trouble. As far as the EN/SC is concerned, you'll need
>to use the EN/SC computer as a server. AppleTalk will come out of one
>("client") and into the other via the printer or modem ports. Enabling
>LocalTalk to Ethernet bridging in both, the "client" computer will see the
>Ethernet network through the "server" computer which will access Ethernet
>via SCSI. But DO NOT connect them together via SCSI! Good luck.
>
>> From: Tim Maloney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> Reply-To: "Compact Macs" <compact.macs@mail.maclaunch.com>
>> Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2005 17:39:13 -0500
>> To: "Compact Macs" <compact.macs@mail.maclaunch.com>
>> Subject: Networking a Classic II and a Color Classic
>>
>> Would it be possible to use serial cables and appletalk to allow two
>> compacts to share a lan connection using an Asante EN/SC scsi to ethernet
>> adapter?
>>
>> I would also like to have both have access to a scsi cdrw external drive.
>>
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