Gander wrote:
> 
> Mad Dog wrote :
> 
> Marlin wrote :
> >Why not just connect the 280 via AppleTalk (through either Farallon or
> >Apple's connectors)?  It is certainly not as fast, but it is an easy
> >fall-back.  It also does not require the use of either the dock or the
> >modem.  THis is presuming, of course, ethernet fails you.
> 
> The G4 tower has no serial ports.  If you are suggesting using a "phonenet"
> setup with localtalk adaptors, it won't work unless I could hook up the
> phone cord directly to the G4 and use the serial port of the Duo (with an
> adaptor).  I'd have to go modem-to-modem (with the materials I currently
> have) if the ethernet doesn't work.  I was using a PM 7500 as a bridge
> between comps, but it's out of the picture now.
> 

D'oh!  I knew that and brainfroze it! :-)

> I will need to test the ethernet card to see if it works.  If it needs a
> driver, I will have some initial problems getting one installed as the Duo
> is an island unto itself.  I guess I have a PC at work connected to the
> internet that has a floppy drive, though.  I could snag drivers that way, if
> needed.

A lot of the Apple & Farallon ethernet cards (esp. the NuBus ones) do
not require drivers. So far, I have hadf three different Ethernet cards
(NuBus) and they all did not need drive5rs beyond what is already
installed in the MacOS.

-Marlin


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