Dylan Mitchell wrote:
>
> I have four wonderful Macs and I want to network them. I used to do this
> with a printer cable over Local Talk, but that wasn't too flexable as they
> had to be right beside each other....
>
> To work with I have:
>
> -iMac DV SE 500/56.6/sys 9.04
>
> -Duo 230 w/14.4/sys 7.5.1 (no Dock)
>
> -Mac Classic/2400/sys 7.1 or 7.5
>
> -Quadra 630 AV/28.8/sys 7.6.1 (no ethernet)
>
> -Epson 740 USB/serial
>
> -LaserWriter Select 360
>
> -Farallon Phonet Adapter (1), with lots of phone cord.
> -I also have two phone lines
>
> What I basically want to do is have the Macs talk to each other and be able
> to print off both printers. I was wondering if the Espon could be used as a
> bridge between the iMac and the pre USB Macs if the iMac was connected via
> USB and the pre USB Macs via serial to create a LocalTalk AppleTalk
> network...
>
> If not could the modems talk to each other with regular phone line without
> an outside connection?
>
> My final plead appears to be remote access via AppleShare IP. However as far
> as I know, AppleShare IP first appered with system 7.6.1, so only the Quadra
> and the iMac have that option.
>
I don't recall seeing anybody replying to this, so here it goes. You
can't use a printer to make a bridge, just because there is one computer
connected to one port and another one connected to another port. What
you're talking about is a bridge. I suggest you start with a small
Ethernet hub. Plug your iMac in it. Then, get an AppleTalk
LocalTalk-Ethernet bridge, like the Asante "AsanteTalk". You can then
connect this bridge to your hub. All peripherals that don't have any
option for Ethernet go on the LocalTalk portion of your LAN. The Duo 230
could be equipped with a Mini or Micro EN/SC, providing ethernet access
from the SCSI port. That's what I use. If Epson doesn't provide some
kind of "PrinterShare" application to share this serial printer on the
network, then I'm afraid the only Mac that will be able to print on it
will be the one to which the printer is attached. I suggest you attach
it to your iMac and transfer files to print from the other computers to
the iMac using file sharing. You then print from the iMac. The
LaserWriter should be available to all computer on the network,
regadless if they're on LocalTalk or ethernet.
Just a starter. I'm sure that others will chime in with their own
suggestions...
-Laurent.
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