Re: [WinMac] Mac & PC can coexist

Darryl Lee(lee[at]darryl.com)
Fri, 4 Sep 1998 15:24:16 -0700 (PDT)

Changsu asks:
> >Hardware you need: Ethernet adapters on both, and a crossover cable.
> >(about $6-$20 depending on where you buy it and how long it is) Both
> >need to be set up with unique IP numbers. For expandability in the
>
> What if both my Mac and PC have internet access from the same ISP and they
> use the same IP numbers. How can I keep the internet connectivity and LAN
> connection without changing the IP numbers every time?

Well, if you used an alternate protocol, like NetBeui or AppleTalk,
that would be independent from the IP stuff.

Unfortunately, DAVE only runs over IP, not NetBeui. But PCMacLAN _does_
run over AppleTalk, so that'd work.

At any rate, that's lame. What you really ought to do is have the
either the Mac or the Windows machine be connected to the ISP, and
then run gateway/proxying software on that machine so that the other
machine can get through it to the Internet.

Here's some links you'll want to look at:

  Cross Platform Network Services
  http://www.macwindows.com/netbasc2.html#NetServices
  http://www.macwindows.com/peertips.html

  Gateway software for Windows: http://www.wingate.com
  Gateway software for Mac: http://www.vicomtech.com

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Darryl Lee <lee@darryl.com> | "That Systems Guy" | <http://www.darryl.com>


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