LocalTalk-to-Ethernet bridge - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

A LocalTalk-to-Ethernet Bridge is a network bridge that joins the physical layer

Physical layer

The physical layer or layer 1 is the first and lowest layer in the seven-layer OSI model of computer networking. The implementation of this layer is often termed PHY....

of the AppleTalk

AppleTalk

AppleTalk is a proprietary suite of protocols developed by Apple Inc. for networking computers. It was included in the original Macintosh released in 1984, but is now unsupported as of the release of Mac OS X v10.6 in 2009 in favor of TCP/IP networking...

networking

Computer network

A computer network, often simply referred to as a network, is a collection of hardware components and computers interconnected by communication channels that allow sharing of resources and information....

used by previous generations of Apple Computer

Apple Computer

Apple Inc. is an American multinational corporation that designs and markets consumer electronics, computer software, and personal computers. The company's best-known hardware products include the Macintosh line of computers, the iPod, the iPhone and the iPad...

products to an Ethernet

Ethernet

Ethernet is a family of computer networking technologies for local area networks commercially introduced in 1980. Standardized in IEEE 802.3, Ethernet has largely replaced competing wired LAN technologies....

network.

Some LocalTalk-to-Ethernet Bridges only performed Appletalk

AppleTalk

bridging. Others were also able to bridge other protocols. For example: TCP/IP in the form of MacIP

MacIP

MacIP refers to encapsulating Internet Protocol packets within the AppleTalk DDP protocol.MacIP was part of the solution to the problem of how to provide computers that have native LocalTalk networking capabilities with access to TCP/IP based network services...

Examples

Hardware devices:

Asante: AsanteTalk
Cayman Systems: GatorBox
GatorBox
The GatorBox is a LocalTalk-to-Ethernet Router and was one of a number of network gateway products produced by Cayman Systems. Other products in the same family include: GatorBox CS, GatorMIM CS, GatorBox CS/Rack, GatorStar GXM, GatorStar GXR....
Compatible Systems
Compatible Systems
Compatible Systems was originally a Macintosh software and hardware developer, but became a virtual private networking company. It was acquired by Cisco Systems on January 19, 2000. The product line developed by Compatible Systems became the Cisco VPN 5000 Series, and was not considered a...

: Ether Route/TCP, RISC Router 3000E
Farallon: EtherPrint, EtherWave, StarRouter, EtherMac iPrint Adapter LT
Kinetics: FastPath
FastPath
The Kinetics FastPath was an MacIP to TCP/IP router created in 1985 to allow Apple Macintosh computers to communicate with other computers on Ethernet networks. The product had five significant revisions during its lifetime and was sold by Shiva Networks late in its existence...

- in later years, available from Shiva Networks
Sonic Systems: microPrint, microBridge TCP/IP
Transware: EtherWay
Tribe Computer Works: TribeStar
Webster Computer Corporation: MultiGate, MultiPort/LT

Software in MacTCP

MacTCP

MacTCP was the standard TCP/IP implementation for the Macintosh operating system through version 7.5.1. It was the first application-independent implementation of a TCP stack for a non-Unix platform and predates Winsock by over 5 years...

era (<1995):

Apple IP Gateway from Apple Computer
Apple Computer
Apple Inc. is an American multinational corporation that designs and markets consumer electronics, computer software, and personal computers. The company's best-known hardware products include the Macintosh line of computers, the iPod, the iPhone and the iPad...
SuperBridge/TCP from Sonic Systems

Software in Open Transport

Open Transport

Open Transport was the name given by Apple Inc. to their implementation of the Unix-originated System V STREAMS. Based on code licensed from Mentat's Portable Streams product, Open Transport was built to provide the Mac OS with a modern TCP/IP implementation, replacing MacTCP...

era (>1995):

Internet Gateway from Vicomsoft
IPNetRouter from Sustainable Softworks
LocalTalk Bridge from Apple Computer
Apple Computer
Apple Inc. is an American multinational corporation that designs and markets consumer electronics, computer software, and personal computers. The company's best-known hardware products include the Macintosh line of computers, the iPod, the iPhone and the iPad...

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