Subject: Re: appletalk routing
To: Dan Dockery <danarchy@endeneu.com>
From: Dr. Bill Studenmund <wrstuden@loki.stanford.edu>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 01/15/1999 15:07:26
On Fri, 15 Jan 1999, Dan Dockery wrote:

> One thing I've been wondering as I've read through this thread is
> whether anyone has tried running pppd on the serial line and using
> something like MacPPP or OT PPP to connect to it from the Macintosh.  I
> haven't worked too much with any of the Mac PPP dialers, so I don't
> know how well it would work.  If they insist on modem responses, maybe
> it would even be possible to hack pppd to send back the appropriate
> "OK" and "CONNECT XXXXX" type responses?  Also, do these dialers
> support Appletalk over PPP?  If so, perhaps that could be a possible
> "hack."

With MacOS 8, I think you can either tell PPP/Remote access or the Modem
CP that you have a direct connection.

Though our ppp doesn't have atalk suport. :-(

Take care,

Bill