on 16/01/01 22:34, Scott Holder at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Laurent Daudelin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Duo/2400 List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 10:29 PM
> Subject: [Duo2400] Re: File share? & G4 vs VAIO
>
>
>> on 16/01/01 14:40, Noah Kravitz at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>>
>>> Okay, so I asked the original question in this thread -- and thank you
> all
>>> for your answers -- and now I have a follow up, the $64K question if you
>>> will ...
>>>
>>> I found a cheap USB to Serial adaptor for sale on ebay ... The thinking
> is
>>> I can hook it up to my G4, hence giving it a serial port, and then run
> an
>>> appletalk cable from the G4's "Serial" port to the serial modem/printer
>>> port on the Duo 230 ... Will this work for file sharing? Has anyone
> tried
>>> it? Please say yes so I can buy it and back my files up :-) Outside of
>>> that, I'm also looking at an AsanteTalk Ether Print adaptor box to do
>>> bascially the same thing via Ethernet, which seems a safer bet
>>>
>>> Many Thanks in Advance
>>
>> I'm not sure if it's a mistake, but you won't be able to use an AppleTalk
>> cable to connect your serial adaptor. A USB-to-serial is what it says it
> is:
>> a serial connection, not a network one. So, you won't be able to file
> share
>> using this. Your only option is the EtherPrint. Then, you'll be able to
> use
>> AppleTalk on the 230's side, and EtherTalk on the G4's side. You will need
> a
>> LocalTalk connector for your 230 to plug the AppleTalk cable in it and
>> another one for your EtherPrint, unless it comes with one. I know, I have
> an
>> AsanteTalk, which is pretty much the same thing. If I were you, I would
> try
>> to find an Asante Mini or Micro EN/SC, that provides Ethernet to your 230
>> through its SCSI port. Then, using an Ethernet crossover cable, you will
> be
>> able to connect the EN/SC directly to your G4, no hub required, although
>> they are nice to have and about $20-$30. You would get a much better
>> performance, even though the 230 won't be able, through its SCSI port, to
>> deliver the 10Mbits (much less 100Mbits!) that the G4 can take.
>>
>> -Laurent.
>
> I was under the impression that the USB-Serial adapters allowed you to do
> anything you could do with a built-in serial port.
>
> Scott Holder
Yes, but file sharing is not possible serially. You need a network
connection to do that, and not only that, but you need a network that will
support AppleTalk, be it on LocalTalk support or Ethernet.
-Laurent.
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