---- Original Message ----- From: David Price <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tuesday, February 25, 2003 10:32 am Subject: Re: Connect powerbook with no ethernet port to iBook Ethernet port
> > > >Just be aware that Appletalk won't cross any brand of USB to serial > >adapter, so you'll have to do some sort of serial zmodem transfer > >thing. But it could work. One brand of adapter works a little > better>than others, esp. for use with OS X, but I don't recall > which one is > >which ;) > > > I have a Keyspan USB Twin Serial Adapter. I have had no luck > getting > Appletalk to work with it. I am thinking I am configuring it > incorrectly. ??? > You've hit a pet peeve 'cos this comes up all the time on the Newton mailing list (www.newtontalk.net). No, it is working correctly. It will NEVER work for Appletalk. Only for "serial" connections. So it will work for zmodem file transfers, or for talking to your Newton messagepad via SERIAL :), it's great. Maybe even for printing to old serial (but NOT LOCALTALK-only printers (like my old laserwriter NTR is...). BTW Keyspan is the USB to serial that works better under OSX, Belkin has problems and usually the recommended fix is to get a Keyspan one. Still, it's serial-only, never for any type of appletalk (localtalk) connection. I mention this as the original poster has an ibook which might just have OSX. The USB to serial adapters are just that. Serial only. They don't pass appletalk packets and never will. I don't think that even MacIP will work since that sorta bundles TCP/IP info into localtalk (sorta), and for sure the localtalk won't get across, but I might be wrong about that. I would have tested it with my messagepad, but there is a bug using the MP's MacIP with IPNR (search Sustainable sofwares forums for details), and the only other MacIP server option was too expensive to buy for me to play with even in demo. Brian -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
