on 17/04/02 18:47, John Skinner at john_at_johnskinner.net wrote:
> Warren Stone wrote:
>> What kind of WLAN are you using? Does it pass EtherTalk or is it only a
>> layer 3 NAT router. You may have to enable a bridging function to get layer
>> 2 Ethertalk to pass through the base station.
>>
>> Warren Stone
>>
>>
>>
>
> The problem is that Hubertus is using a software NAT router by Apple
> (Software Base Station), so it has limited configuration. It doesn't
> pass Appletalk through the NAT (not the type of ADSP AppleTalk that the
> Newton uses anyway). This is why Hubertus can't see any other Macs
> running NCU or any Postscript printer from his Newton.
>
> I am trying to find a way around this because I have the same setup at
> home. I am looking into some software that I have seen reference to on
> the net called "Apple Internet Router". This is supposed to be able to
> route AppleTalk to and from any ports (LocalTalk, Ethernet, TokenRing
> etc.) to any other ports.
>
> I'll let you know what I find out. In the meantime, if anyone has any
> info on this software please email me off list.
I think that you're looking for something like IPNetRouter. That's a
software router, which can do a lot of things, all software. However, last
I've heard, it was as much expensive as if you were buying a hardware
router...
-Laurent.
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