I just
acquired a NIC for MAC, it's an "Assante MacCom+ II E" etheernet
card. What do I need to connect the mac to the ethernet network. I got the
card without doc or installation program. Any help would be great.
The MAC is a IIvx running 7.1
I'd like to have TCP/IP or any other way to talk to the *indows network.
This sounds like a job for Samba!
If you just want to be able to use basic TCP/IP services, you need no
extra software or hardware -- you can telnet and ftp to your heart's content.
To actually see any shared drives, printers, etc. on the Windows network, you
need either a Samba server or a NT server that can talk Appletalk...
Hope this helps,
Chris
Yes, but I'm pretty sure based on my experiences a couple years ago adding
ethernet to a couple of my older Mac's that he does need drivers for the
card he mentions above. I believe that is what he's talking about. Unless
I missed the point and he's looking for a TCP stack, at which point I think
the best bet for System 7.1 would be MacTCP.
As for Samba, how would that solve the problem? Is there a Mac server or
client? The best/cheapest solution is to have Linux box acting as a server
on your network running NFS, Netatalk, and Samba.
Alternatively if you've got a copy or can afford a copy, as mentioned you
can run WinNT Server. I was stupid enough to buy a copy (for learning
purposes, I don't run Windows at all), and was surprised how well it
performs as a Appletalk server.
What would make me happy is if you could still buy a NFS client for the
Mac. I'd like to have a good NFS client for my PowerMac and have search
high and low without finding any that are still for sale. All the
companies that made them seem to have been bought out and their products
discontinued :^(
Zane
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