Heiko Recktenwald <heikorecktenwald@gmail.com> wrote:
Am 11.11.21 um 18:27 schrieb nospam:
Pretty sure if want to do TCP/IP with a modern router you need an
ethernet card.
tcp worked over localtalk. an ethernet card was obviously quite a bit
faster, but it was not needed.
But dont forget SLIP. Without any adapter. All you needed was a serial cable to a second computer with WIFI or whatever to the internet.
SLIP is cumbersome to configure. PPP is easier. Also, I'm not aware about a SLIP implementation running on System 7.
To use IP over LocalTalk you need additional software to tunnel IP in AppleTalk packets. Personally, I'm using older Cisco Routers for that purpose.
There never have been LocalTalk interfaces for those, though.
To connect LocalTalk and Ethernet network segments, you need either a Mac with
both ports, or a hardware bridge. Unfortunately, those are becoming rare.
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