>
>The software you are talking about is Localtalk bridge. It allows localtalk
>devices to see ethernet devices. As far as I know I don't think that
>allowed internet over the port... Again I could be wrong.
>
You are correct.
>
>on 23/09/01 23:29, John Fraser at john_fraser_at_mac.com wrote:
>
>> I thought that a mac can share it's internet connection to another mac via
>> localtalk (apple talk)so is it possible for a newton to grab this internet
>> sharing on a mac to use my PDA on the web without using an ethernet card?
>>
>> Thanks for the help.
>>
>> PS the reason? I'm looking at some weird appletalk wireless adapters and
>> thought this would be a cool option.
>
>There used to be a software from Apple that would let you configure a Mac
>with an Ethernet connection into a router for an AppleTalk network. I
>unfortunately don't remember how the software was called, however... Anybody
>else?
>
>-Laurent.
It was/is called MacIP. That's one of the options in NIE, at least in
the last version of NIE. Not sure about the older NIE.
- Bill
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