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## A2SERVER
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In order to connect your Apple II to the network, you need a LocalTalk to
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Ethernet bridge. (Unfortunately, the [Uthernet card][1] will not work, as
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Apple\'s network drivers don\'t know what it is.)
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If you have an enhanced Apple IIe, you will also need an [Apple II Workstation
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Card][2], and, if you\'re not booting over the network, the [Workstation Card
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software](a2server_howtouse.html#wsdisks). Make sure you buy one with the
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dongle. \[ <!-- [Blujay][3] --> [eBay][4] \]
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These are the commonly available bridges; be sure you read below about their
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idiosyncracies before you buy one.
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* Asante [AsanteTalk][5] and AsantePrint \[ [Asante][6] [eBay][7] \]
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* Dayna EtherPrint and Mini EtherPrint (any model with an Ethernet port)
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\[ [eBay][8] \]
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* Farallon EtherWave/EtherMac/iPrint LT with LocalTalk (PN842, PN848 or
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PN559) \[ [eBay][9] \]
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* A pre-USB Mac with any kind of Ethernet, and the [LocalTalk Bridge][10]
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control panel installed \[ [eBay][11] \]
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You\'ll also need an ImageWriter II printer cable (or any other 8-pin mini-DIN
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null-modem serial cable), or two LocalTalk transceivers joined by either a
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LocalTalk cable or four-wire phone cord, depending on whether you have Apple
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or PhoneNet transceivers. (PhoneNet transceivers also require a terminator at
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both ends; it looks like a phone plug with a resistor sticking out of it.)
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Connect each end to your Apple II and the bridge, and an Ethernet cable
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between the bridge and your router.
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For an Apple IIgs, go to the Slots control panel by pressing ctrl-Apple-ESC,
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and set slot 1 or 2, depending on whether you are using the printer or modem
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port for networking, to \"Your Card\" (ROM 01 machines) or \"AppleTalk\" (ROM
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3 machines), and set slot 7 to \"AppleTalk\" (ROM 01 machines only). For an
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Apple IIe, install the Workstation Card in any slot, and be sure to connect
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your LocalTalk cable to the port with the double-arrow icon.
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If you have multiple Apple II\'s you\'d like to network, you can use a bridge
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for each, or a single bridge attached to daisy-chained LocalTalk transceivers.
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Wired ethernet is recommended, but if you have an Apple AirPort or Time
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Capsule, you can use Wi-Fi by attaching your LocalTalk-to-Ethernet bridge to a
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another AirPort, and setting up an [extended network][12] (if all AirPorts are
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802.11n models), or a [WDS][13] (if any AirPort is an 802.11g model). (Most
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non-Apple routers and access points will not work because they are not
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designed to handle AppleTalk networking.)
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Caveat emptor:
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* The AsanteTalk must be powered on while A2SERVER is up and running, or it
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will enter a mode where it won\'t operate correctly. (On the AsanteTalk, you
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will know it entered the right mode if the TX light blinks a lot during
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power-up. If it instead pulses only two or three times, then goes dark for a
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little while, and then pulses very rapidly for about three seconds, you\'ll
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need to remove power, make sure A2SERVER is running, and try again.)
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* At least some of the Dayna bridges must be attached to a 10Base-T Ethernet
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port; they won\'t work if attached to an autosensing 10/100 or Gigabit
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Ethernet port such as those found on modern routers and switches. You can
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[buy a 10Base-T hub on eBay][14] for around $10 to go between your router
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and the bridge.
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* Farallon bridges work fine with an Apple IIe. To prevent them from freezing
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a IIgs after a couple of minutes, you can download a fix for GS/OS ([disk
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image][15] or [ShrinkIt][16] format) and put it into SYSTEM/SYSTEM.SETUP, or
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you can [log in to the A2SERVER console](a2server_commands.html) and type
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`a2server-setup` and you will be asked if you want to install it. Because
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the fix is for GS/OS only, Farallon bridges will *not* work with a IIgs
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booted directly into ProDOS 8. (Also note: the PN842 has a built-in 8-pin
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cable, and the PN848 and PN559 have a built-in PhoneNet terminated
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transceiver, so you might not need all the cabling described above.)
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* Using a classic Mac as a bridge works perfectly in all cases. Set AppleTalk
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to use the Ethernet port, attach the LocalTalk tranceiver or serial cable to
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the printer port (or printer/modem port), and install [LocalTalk
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Bridge][10]. (Recommended models: PowerBook 3400 with Ethernet, PowerBook G3
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with black keyboard. Any model with both a round serial port and any kind of
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Ethernet, including via expansion card, AAUI adapter, or SCSI adapter,
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should work.)
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And finally:
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* The Cayman GatorBox CS and the Shiva FastPath IV and V have been reported to
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work, but it\'s hard to find these, so I have been unable to test. If you
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have one of these and it doesn\'t work, [log in](a2server_commands.html) to
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A2SERVER and type `netatalk-router-off` (if you get \"command not found\",
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type `a2server-setup` to refresh the command list).
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* Other LocalTalk-to-Ethernet routers and bridges may work too, but haven\'t
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been tested by me.
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Thank you:
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Many thanks to Steven Hirsch, who fixed the Netatalk code in A2SERVER to make
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the Asante bridges start up reliably, and prevent the Dayna bridges from
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crashing the computer in GS/OS; and many thanks to Geoff Body, who contributed
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the patch to GS/OS to make Farallon bridges work reliably without freezing a
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IIgs after a few minutes. Also, thanks to all who have tested and sent reports
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on using A2SERVER with their bridges.
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[1]: http://a2retrosystems.com/
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[2]: http://www.apple2info.net/hardware/a2ews/a2ews.htm
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[3]: http://www.blujay.com/?keywords=workstation+card&Search.x=0&Search.y=0&Search=Search&page=search
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[4]: http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=apple+workstation+card+-portrait
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[5]: http://www.asante.com/products/Asantetalk/Asantetalk.asp
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[6]: http://www.asante.com/shop/shopdisplayproducts.asp?id=16&cat=+AsanteTalk
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[7]: http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=%28asantetalk%2C+asanteprint%29
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[8]: http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=etherprint
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[9]: http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=farallon+%28etherwave%2Cethermac%2Ciprint%29+-sl+-aui+-aaui+-pci+-nubus+-pds+-card
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[10]: http://archive.org/download/download.info.apple.com.2012.11/download.info.apple.com.2012.11.zip/download.info.apple.com%2FApple_Support_Area%2FApple_Software_Updates%2FEnglish-North_American%2FMacintosh%2FNetworking-Communications%2FOther_N-C%2FLocalTalk_Bridge_2.1.smi.bin
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[11]: http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=powerbook%20(3400c%2Cg3)%20-adapter%20-pismo%20-lombard%20-bronze%20-ibook%20-g4%20-333%20-333mhz%20-400%20-400mhz%20-500%20-500mhz
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[12]: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4259
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[13]: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4262
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[14]: http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odkw=10base-t+%28hub%2Cswitch%29+-fast+-100+-1000+-gigabit
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[15]: http://appleii.ivanx.com/a2server/files/FARALLON.B1.PO
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[16]: http://appleii.ivanx.com/a2server/files/FARALLON.B1.BXY
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