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Post #6 by Mk.558
Source ForumStruggling with an AsantéTalk box — #6
CategoryNetworking
Post DateSun, 30 Nov 2014 - 23:08
Original URLhttps://68kmla.org/bb/threads/struggling-with-an-asantetalk-box.721/
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I have heard about people having issues with their Asante AFP bridges. One feature I like about the Farallon iPrint LT is that it has PhoneNET right on the unit. This makes wiring up other computers to share the bridge effortless. Of course if you use AppleTalk connectors then you'll have to use something else.

In their "AppleTalk and OS X" pdf, I am compelled to disagree with their statement that "OS/10.x and OS/9.2.x do not support AFP (Apple File Protocol) over AppleTalk. OS/10.x and OS/9.2.x use instead AFS (Apple File Services)." I have had System 3.3/Finder 5.4 connect up to Jaguar. Furthermore, as the AppleShare Client 3.7 Manual specifies, you can force a connection over AppleTalk versus AppleTalk over TCP (the default in 3.7 and above) by holding down the Option/alt key when double-clicking a server.

Also I've never heard "OS/10" and "OS/9.2" used before. :) *insert sarcastic remark about OS/2*

EDIT: Forgot to add, the A2SERVER project leaders found out that the famarilar AFP bridges do vary in their internal operation slightly, and this was one of the things they had to account for. As for my iPrint LT, I've never had a single problem with it. If you have only one computer, it could be worth hunting down the fickle-tempered Farallon EtherWave Mac/PB -- unless you have a PPC machine or something with I/O Serial (IIfx, Q900, Q950) or GeoPorts, in which case you should look elsewhere.

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