From owner-freebsd-current Fri Sep 27 12:43:45 1996 Return-Path: owner-current Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id MAA06416 for current-outgoing; Fri, 27 Sep 1996 12:43:45 -0700 (PDT) Received: from robin.mcnc.org (robin.mcnc.org [128.109.130.29]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with SMTP id MAA06313 for ; Fri, 27 Sep 1996 12:43:36 -0700 (PDT) Received: by robin.mcnc.org (8.6.9/MCNC/8-10-92) id PAA04963; Fri, 27 Sep 1996 15:43:14 -0400 for Date: Fri, 27 Sep 1996 15:43:14 -0400 From: "Frank E. Terhaar-Yonkers" Message-Id: <199609271943.PAA04963@robin.mcnc.org> To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org, pjchilds@imforei.apana.org.au Subject: Re: Any isa drivers for localtalk avail? X-Face: ,fjtWiMPydUaSQl%8[eTg`u:^BXt&T)Sny(6w\*U"5D9H[Z$kG%Q/z;Z=NwrPiXf-aMF3R) Rsand$,]26-8>5@HD(A3A79gN|0%NHsdek4mT8E,>j+\w!~d2#nH;~NV!5a0"`5$Cj8d\or(Jy/JQ_ |uc;C[filmZ(~#lre*l:|O%d/PJFy`.5w8)sMZ-)QI3TaV"j'k Sender: owner-current@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Right, I'm talking about the physical layer. I have both a (Cayman) Gatorbox and a Shiva Fastpath to try as well which may, or may not work. All this is surplus "give away" junk in unknown condition - except the Dayna cards which are unused-sealed in the original box. I'll write the driver if I can get support from CopsTalk Inc, who has bought the rights to, and is currently selling the Dayna card. >From: Peter Childs > >In article <199609271254.IAA01418@robin.mcnc.org> you wrote: >: Any drivers (FreeBSD/Linux/NetBSD) for hardware appletalk? I have >: a couple of surplus Dayna DL2000 isa cards. I'd like to build a router >: for my son's elementary school until they can find the $ to buy a bunch >: of Mac ethernet cards. > > I take it you mean the ISA card interfaces to LocalTalk type > networking cable? I'd say (for freebsd anyway) that nothing like > this has been developed. > > The 2.2-current kernel has appletalk code in it for the protocol > stack, but as for drivers i think your stuck. > > I think there is a product called the Webster GatorBox that > will let you route LocalTalk onto EtherNet(ie EtherTalk) which > will talk to a FreeBSD 2.2-current box running netatalk fine > (for print/file sharing). > > Peter > >-- > Peter Childs --- http://www.imforei.apana.org.au/~pjchilds > Finger pjchilds@al.imforei.apana.org.au for public PGP key > Drag me, drop me, treat me like an object! > \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\ Frank Terhaar-Yonkers, Manager High Performance Computing and Communications Research MCNC PO Box 12889 3021 Cornwallis Road Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709-2889 fty@mcnc.org voice (919)248-1417 FAX (919)248-1455 http://www.mcnc.org/hpcc.html