Xref: utzoo comp.sys.mac.comm:2052 comp.protocols.appletalk:4986 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!samsung!uunet!comp.vuw.ac.nz!cc-server4.massey.ac.nz!A.K.Burton From: news@massey.ac.nz (USENET News System) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm,comp.protocols.appletalk Subject: Re: Do I need phonenet connectors? Message-ID: <1991Jan2.205240.19586@massey.ac.nz> Date: 2 Jan 91 20:52:40 GMT References: <1990Dec30.054736.5384@ccu.umanitoba.ca> Reply-To: A.K.Burton@massey.ac.nz (A.K. Burton) Organization: Massey University Computer Centre Lines: 20 In article <1990Dec30.054736.5384@ccu.umanitoba.ca> umcarls9@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Charles Carlson) writes: >I was once told if you were only going to connect two devices onto an >Appletalk network, you didn't need to buy phonenet connectors, you could >just run the wires straight through. If this is true, what pins do I >need to connect together from a TOPS Flashcard(DB-9) to a TOPS >Flashbox(DIN-8) to get things to work? That is true if you are connecting two Macintoshs together (Both using DIN-8), you can connect the two together using a Mac to Imagewriter II cable. Because you are using tops cards in PC's I would recommend that you use the proper boxes. Cheers Al -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Allan Burton Phone +64 63 69099 x8564, Fax +64 63 505607 Macintosh Consultant, TimeZone GMT +12, Internet A.K.Burton@massey.ac.nz Computer Centre, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand --------------------------------------------------------------------------