From: Marty (martyNT_at_barknaturalpet.com)
Date: Tue Feb 11 2003 - 16:23:29 PST
On Tuesday, February 11, 2003, at 04:07 PM, Andrew Beals wrote:
> On Tue, 11 Feb 2003 15:55:23 -0800, "Blair Rosser" =20
> <newton_at_7thfloormedia.com>
> wrote:
>> Asant=E9talk for 1/3 the price on ebay:
>>
>> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/=20
>> eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3D3401634051&category=3D171
>>
>> b
>>
>>> *cough* i need something cheap..
>
> Cheaper still is free (recycled) cable [straight ribbon cable will =20
> work for short runs .. dunno about house-distances] from a telephone =20=
> or ethernet install that got ripped out or was left over. Add in a =20=
> free hub from the dumpster, some connectors and you're golden.
>
There is no "cable" that will substitute. This (Asante localtalk =20
bridge) is a active bridge of two different physical media with two =20
different signaling schemes...
Also let me state again (please someone correct me if I'm wrong here... =20=
I don't think this allows for shared internet from an ethernet source? =
=20
There is no control panel support for ethernet over localtalk other =20
then Mac/IP which requires a different gateway/router or an old mac =20
with ethernet to do that...
Marty
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