> > > > I'm still curious about software i could run on my modern OS X/linux/ > > raspberry pi box that will join this network via ethernet, and > > connect to the shares or provide new drive shares. > > OS X has all you need in it's built-in file sharing. For Linux you > can install the NetATalk package and it will provide AppleTalk over > Ethernet and share volumes via AppleShare over either AppleTalk or IP. >
I was sharing some directories on OS X 10.8 and 10.6 in my house over ethernet, and my PowerBook 540, with it's local talk set for ethernet, did not see any of them, nor did I see the 540's shares from any of my OS X boxes, which led me to my question. > You can still find PhoneNet or Apple LocalTalk adapters around, stuff > like that doesn't vanish, it just gets shuffled around it seems. > Yes. But they're expensive. If I wanted to have three machines networked, based on current ebay auctions, I'm talking around $150, give or take. (The ethernet bridge would be an additional $100, but i can just repurpose an old laptop for that task.)' Based on the schematics i've seen, it would cost roughly $2 apiece (mind you, switching from an RJ phone jack which, for each node point, i'd need two of those, plus actual phone cabling, to a simple pin header system to save money and space. > Not sure what you're looking for here. You can access an OS X server > from the 540 using either AppleShare or FTP. > commented above about this. (and i'd want AppleShare, for what it's worth, since i want the storage to appear as a drive) > LocalTalk Bridge takes care of bridging AppleTalk. IP NetRouter will > route from the Ethernet side to LocalTalk < > http://www.sustworks.com/site/prod_ipr_overview.html > >. There was, once upon a time, another software package that did it > but it disappeared back before people forgot about LocalTalk. You can > do both functions with a Shiva FastPath or Cayman Gatorbox but they > will be harder to find than a simple bridge, are more complicated to > setup and require software that might be difficult to find. > Yep. I found Apple's "LocalTalk Bridge" software minutes after I hit ''post". > You can't run LocalTalk out of any old RS-232 port. There are various > issues but the most important one is that LocalTalk uses a Digital > Phase Locked Loop (DPLL) in the Mac's serial chip (Zilog 8530) to > extract the clock from the LocalTalk signal. LocalTalk isn't Non- > Return to Zero (NRZ) like typical RS-232 is. Every data bit of LT > consists of a zero AND a one, the data is encoded in WHEN it changes. > > Your choices for connecting Ethernet to LT are either a computer on > one of the various adapters once sold and still available used. > My bad. I've seen modem cables which wire up the mini-8 RS422 to a standard DB25 with just some simple wiring. I have one of these so that I could print from my Amiga to an ImageWriter II printer (which I no longer have.) I just assumed I could serve serial apple talk on a modern machine, using this kind of adapter. Nevermind. -s -- -- ----- You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Vintage Macs" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
