You can download and install Open Transport (includes TCP/IP control panel) on System 7.1 (most 7.5.x add-ons work great in 7.1). I forget exactly where I got my copy, but the Apple FTP site offers it at
ftp://ftp.apple.com/Apple_Support_Area/Apple_Software_Updates/English-North_American/Macintosh/Networking-Communications/Open_Transport/ If English-North_American isn't your language, replace it with whatever you need. There are full installers for several versions of Open Transport here that will operate just fine in System 7.1. ELN/rlf9 wrote: > Vintage Macs wrote... > > >Subject: TCP/IP and System 7 > >From: Luca Rescigno <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >I just got an LC III+ and I'm planning on setting it up as a computer > >to use at my home for basic internet browsing and email when I'm not at > >my dorm. Right now it's working, with OS 7.6.1 and an ethernet card (my > >home has IDSL internet so it comes through our LAN). However, on the 33 > >MHz 68030 processor, OS 7.6.1 seems quite sluggish. It's perfectly > >usable, but it would be nice if it was faster. I would like to put 7.1 > >on it, but I am afraid I won't be able to connect it to the internet > >using 7.1 because 7.1 doesn't have TCP/IP, it has MacTCP. TCP/IP is > >what manages every other computer's network connection. > > > >Anyway, I'd like to set it up, and I'd really appreciate any > >suggestions people would be willing to give me. I am not putting 7.5.5 > >on it because it's probably not much faster than 7.6.1, and it's a > >downgrade in other respects as well. > > > >So I have two options, really. Find a way to connect to the network in > >7.1 (either by hacking TCP/IP onto it or by getting MacTCP to work with > >my network), or find a way to speed up 7.6.1... > > By stripping out all the ppc code from the OS using "PowerPCheck 3.2 FAT" > you can slim down and speed up 7.6.1 considerably. I have an LC575 > running this setup. Nevertheless, augmenting 7.1 is just so much cooler > to do. > > Bob F > > -- > Vintage Macs 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> > > Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> > The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> > 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/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com -- Vintage Macs 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> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> 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/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
