Apple LW 810 Pro To Ethernet

You spent $400 for that?

1) Asante made a localtalk to ethernet adapter, which would work.

2) you could use an older Mac as a bridge between ethernet and localtalk networks. Hopefully Apple's LocalTalk Bridge software can still be found on their servers.

3) since you've got a BNC connector, you could track down a hub that has a BNC along with the usual RJ-45 connectors. That will bridge the BNC thin-net to your ethernet network.

4) get an AUI to ethernet transciever (different Apple's AAUI to ethernet thingy).

You've got a lot of options. The old Mac as software bridge would be quickest...well, if you've got an old Mac sitting around (you mean there are people out there who don't??)

Regular old AUI adapters are just as free for the taking as AAUI adapters. Many computer shops might have a few laying around to get rid of, or just charge $5 or less for one. I've probably got about .5 dozen laying in various boxes in the lab... The only machine I REALLY need them for is my SGI Indigo.

ethernet I/O is one of either BNC or RJ-45. Obviously you have the BNC version.

As eeun points out, a BNC + RJ-45 equipped hub will hook you up. If you don't have any BNC-equipped enet bits, your next best bet is an AT bridge to the LT port.

Here's the list of your I/O ports (from Apple's SS manual):
- RS-232C serial
- Local Talk serial
- SCSI I/O for an external hard disk drive
- Ethernet Interface (BNC or RJ-45, plus a RJ-12 maintenance port !not a modem port!)

dan k

Thanks... Well, I wish I got the 810 with RJ45... Well I think it is AUI, it is a port by it self... It could be an upgrade. But I am not sure... Well, at any rate I Wish I knew where I could find the RJ45 board...

Any more ideas?

Thanks All!
Mark Jozaitis

Interestingly, parts list also shows a fax board, news to me but then I've never owned one of these beasts.

High Resolution, 810 661-0849
Fax Board 661-0851
Ethernet Card 661-0852
1 0 Ethernet, 10 Base T 661-0853
1 1 Ethernet, 10 Base 2 661-0854

also, here's some detail about the enet and the RJ-12 port:

dan k

Hummm... I will have to take a look and perhaps post a pic... I have been luck to have 4 Large Apple Printers... The 8500, 12/660, plotter, 810 pro... The 810 is the only one that works... I tested it with a Newton... I will get a pic for you all.

Thanks All!
Mark Jozaitis

I'm gonna venture a guess that the 10Base-2 board might use an AUI connector, and need an AUI->10Base-T adapter for networks that don't use Thinnet. Of course my only big Apple printer is a 16/600, so...