Right- I'm only interested in using my Appleshare Volume on my netatalk to move software around. I am not interested in TCP/IP.
The netatalk server should be putting Ethertalk frames on the ethernet network, which the Asante Bridge should see and bridge over to Localtalk.
I can see my Appleshare volume now with both my Quadra and my SE using their on-board ethernet, so I know it's working... it just won't go over this bridge into Localtalk land. And as I remember there shouldn't be anything I need to do on the server side- this Asante MicroPrint bridge should be doing the work for me.
Next I'll check these local talk adapters and try some phone net adapters that I also have.