----- Original Message -----
From: "Laurent Daudelin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Duo/2400 List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 10:38 PM
Subject: [Duo2400] Re: File share? & G4 vs VAIO
> 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.
Not capable serially? I file share every day by connecting several of my
Macs up by their serial ports and selecting the correct port in the
AppleTalk control panel. You can network serially :) Now whether these
adapters support Appletalk or not, I'm not sure, but you can network through
any built-in serial port (From the Mac Plus up anyway, couldn't tell you
about previous ones). Open Transport makes it a lot easier too.
Scott Holder
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