--- Mike Ford <mikeford(a)socal.rr.com> wrote:
--- Mike Ford
<mikeford(a)socal.rr.com> wrote:
I take it you resolved the issue of ROM code, driver software, etc. I still
have that Fastpath4 sitting idle, waiting for the chance to put it to use.
Any pointers on how to get it up and active?
RTFM ;)
Love to. Need the FM.
The FastPath is the most powerfull of the boxes that I
know of, supporting
the bridging of a complete localtalk LAN to a ethernet network, with both
Appletalk and TCP/IP support among other features.
Perfect.
You have to spend some time with the documentation
from the FTP site.
I haven't done it myself, and it clearly has a bit of a curve to it, so I
don't recommend it to the casual user. If you want to support some IIgs
Apples, or use the TCP/IP encapsulation, there are few other options.
I am not a casual user, so I plan to plough ahead. I do have a IIgs now
(I didn't when I first got the FastPath), so I'd probably want to consider
those options.
For just a printer something like the AsantePrint or
DaynaPrint is a better
option. Farallon stuff is also very nice, but does carry a bit of a premium
mostly due to the etherwave convience (allows daisychain connection without
another hub port).
Hmm... $10 (already spent) and some work vs $100 and less work... I'll take
"Bridges for $10", Alex. :-)
Shiva bought Kinetics, Intel bought Shiva, but many
support files still
exist at
ftp://ftp.shiva.com/distrib/older/
Thank you. I plan to start the siphon this evening.
Anybody know some good network books that include
setting up the
FastPath or other router type boxes?
Never seen one.
Much of what seems very hard to me personally I think
is just my general
lack of network specifics. If you have some network admin experience my
guess is that its a lot more of just fill in the boxes, where for me its
what the heck is that box.
I have a solid background in TCP/IP and adminstrating network devices, so I'll
be glad to help you answer "what the heck is that box" questions if you have
any.
A few things I have learned.
The administrator software is a bit fussy about which OS and network
software the mac it runs on is using.
Unsurprising, given the state of Mac networking ten years ago.
Once the FastPath is configured though, its a pure
network device
Great to hear.
...so no special software is required on any of the
machines on
the network EXCEPT for a mac to run the admin on and make changes.
That's been my barrier so far. The preliminary research I did when I first
got this thing was that my ROM revision (gained by physical inspection) was
unsuitable for use with the tools that were available for download. I don't
recall if the correct version was 5x the cost of the box to me, or not
available
at any price any longer, but I know that commercially, a ROM upgrade was not
viable.
When I get it sorted out on my own, I do plan to write
up what I learn for a
basic configuration.
Ping me offline if you want to collaborate on this.
-ethan
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