At 1:18 PM -0500 11/24/1999, Ben Martin wrote:
>Hey everyone, I haven't posted to this list in a while but I just got
>ANOTHER Duo 230!!!!! How cool is that? And both of them were free.
>Anyway, I've been playing with them and have some networking Q's. First
>of all, I was wondering what my options are for connecting them with
>ethernet. I do a lot of computer work at school and it would be handy
>to be able to be able to plug my portable into the wall and be online.
>It would also be cool to be able to be able to put them on a home
>network. I don't have a dock, nor do I have any real desire for one at
>the moment. Do they make NIC's that I could replace the express modem
>with? Also, can localtalk connectors be plugged into a PS/2 port? It
>doesn't make sense to me that the two would work together, but I figured
>I might as well ask. I have a linux box running at my house that I
>could easily run Netatalk on, and I have some phone-net stuff.
>
>Thanks for any help (-:
>Ben
I've never heard of a NIC/modem replacement card, though that would be very
cool!
You can try to find an older Localtalk to ethernet hardware bridge like the
Shiva Ethergate or a Cayman Gatorbox, though they're not really that
portable. I've used a Dayna etherprint to connect a duo to my home network
but it only does Appletalk not TCP/IP so bringing it in to school probably
wouldn't work out.
Or if there is another Mac you can hook it to you can use that Mac to run
Localtalk Bridge, which is now free from Apple. No matter what, though,
it's going to be really slow!
Keep your eyes open for an ethernet Microdock, which is a very cool device.
The other option is a SCSI dock (easier to find) and a SCSI to ethernet
converter. These two options cost actual money, though. . . .
You might be best off selling them or trading them both for a 5xx
powerbook--built in ethernet!
Mark
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