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From: "Noah Kravitz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Duo/2400 List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2001 12:20 AM
Subject: [Duo2400] Easiest way to file share?
> Question for you Duo experts
>
> I just got a 230 to use for word processing & want to hook it up to my
> desktop g4 for file sharing ... I bought a Duo Dock Plus and AAUI to
> Ethernet adaptor off ebay for about 45 bucks ... Unfortunately, the dock
> is a lemon, but the seller is being true to his word and taking it back
> for a refund
>
> Here's the question ... Should I get another dock or is there an easier,
> cheaper way to fileshare? I don't need any of the dock's features
> beyond ethernet (external video, hard drive, floppy, etc aren't of use
> to me) ... My g4 doesn't have a serial port (just usb, firewire and
> ethernet) and tekserve here in nyc quoted me a price of 80 bucks for a
> serial adaptor, which is too expensive
>
> So ... Is there a cheap, easy way to get the two machines to talk to
> each other? Maybe a scsi to ethernet adaptor for the duo? I read on
> the list that Etherwave print adaptors work, but tekserve quoted me $129
> for one of those ... Can they be had cheaper? Is there another
> solution? Or should I just get a working Dock with Ethernet?
>
> Thanks in advance for advice ... and if you have a solution to sell, by
> all means let me know
>
> Best
> nk
It's a bit extreme, but might be the cheapest. If you can find an old LC
I/II/III or even SE with an ethernet card, you could run the Localtalk
Bridge available from the Apple Software Update site and use it as an
intermediary between the G4 and Duo. I use several of my Macs with the
bridge to make a very useful localtalk network of sorts, all without a chain
or hub, ethernetted to my PC. I love my LCIII, even running OS 8.1 it's
quite snappy and you can tuck it away anywhere.
Scott Holder
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