Re: LocalTalk (was Small HDD)

Andrew Harvey wrote:
> 
> I've done some reading and I'm pretty sure that with an extra package
> (netatalk or CAP)  you will be able to use a localtalk bridge like this
> http://www.welovemacs.com/apl1400u.html .
> 
> I am going to buy one for my Mac Classic II
> 
> Andrew

The item you have listed there isn't a LocalTalk bridge, it is a
Localtalk tranceiver.  It will allow you to connect this machine to an
existing LocalTalk network (the photo shows a "PhoneNet" style --
kinda curious that they say "brands may vary", and I don't believe
Apple ever embraced the "Localtalk over flat wire" of PhoneNet. 
Apple's Localtalk was a shielded twisted pair.  Gee, didn't know
people were still selling that stuff, wonder how much of it I have
left).  You would still need a LocalTalk to Ethernet bridge
elsewhere.  They exist, I have at least one, probably two even. 8) 
Don't know that I've ever seen "IP over LocalTalk"...don't know of any
reason why it couldn't be done, just don't recall seeing it before.

HOWEVER OpenBSD does not support localtalk networking on the mac68k
platform, the serial ports are just treated as, well, serial ports. 
Could Localtalk code be added?  Sure.  Is it there?  No.


q650.in.nickh.org / # ifconfig -a
lo0: flags=8049<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST> mtu 33224
        inet 127.0.0.1 netmask 0xff000000
        inet6 ::1 prefixlen 128
        inet6 fe80::1%lo0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x5
sn0: flags=8822<BROADCAST,NOTRAILERS,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
        address: 08:00:07:66:8b:fc
ae0: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,NOTRAILERS,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu
1500
        address: 02:60:8c:06:e6:25
        inet6 fe80::60:8cff:fe06:e625%ae0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x2
        inet 192.168.1.132 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.1.255
pflog0: flags=0<> mtu 33224
pfsync0: flags=0<> mtu 2004
sl0: flags=c010<POINTOPOINT,LINK2,MULTICAST> mtu 296
sl1: flags=c010<POINTOPOINT,LINK2,MULTICAST> mtu 296
ppp0: flags=8010<POINTOPOINT,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
ppp1: flags=8010<POINTOPOINT,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
enc0: flags=0<> mtu 1536

No localtalk adapter.  huh...sl0, sl1...well, guess you COULD do a
SLIP.  Ick.  Don't think I'd want to mount a partition for regular use
that way. 

Nick.
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