> The adaptor is a Fastnet LocalTalk Transceiver. I got it as a hand-me-down. > Here is a quote from the Provantage website that carries the product: > > The FASTNET LocalTalk TRANSCEIVER is the most > affordable way to connect your Mac, printer or > LocalTalk device to a LocalTalk network. You > can easily daisy-chain up to 32 Apple Macintosh > devices using plain-old telephone line cabling. > For example, if you want to network a series of > Macs to create a cohesive Macintosh armada, > simply plug the FASTNET transceiver into the > existing modem or printer port...poof, you're > done! This magic transceiver utilizes the > pre-installed software on your computer, so you > won't have to reconfigure your software and you > won't have to fool around with any switches... > Just plug it in and experience the power of > communication. > > Darn! Does that mean I'm using the wrong gadget? Duh... Does the iMac > communicate with LocalTalk or strictly with Ethernet (EtherTalk?) only? > Should I be getting a LocalTalk to Ethernet Converter box instead?
Yeah, sounds like you've got the wrong type of gadget, what you have is for networking several older Macs (ones with serial ports) together. It has nothing to do with Ethernet. The fastest (and probably cheapest) option would be to install either a PCI or Comm Slot (I or II) Ethernet card in your 6400. Then you can connect a crossover Ethernet cable between your Macs and transfer files or do whatever it is you want to do... If you don't want to open the case on your 6400, you could get a SCSI to Ethernet adapter, that would probably be slower and more expensive than an internal Ethernet card. A LocalTalk to Ethernet converter would be the slowest and most expensive option. What is it exactly that you want to do once the computers are networked? Maybe if we knew that, we'd be able to offer other better suggestions. -John -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:imac-list@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:imac-list-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:imac-list-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lemlists.com> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
