Ethernet cards can be got at ok prices sometimes. Probably your best bet.Hey guys, I need some advice. What is the most reliable and cost-effective (assuming not mutually exclusive) way to get my non-accelerated SE/30 online? I have it working quite reliably and I’m thinking of trying to use it to access BBS.
Any guidance is welcome!
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I would love to get one of your combo cards but at the moment I don’t have the funds to spare.Not exactly cost effective if you're just after getting ethernet into your SE/30 but one of my adapter/ethernet combo cards would do the trick.
There are cheap SE/30-IIsi MacCons on eBay every now and then at least on this side of the pond, haven't checked US eBay in a while.
If you don't plan to ever add any other card besides the ethernet card there are several other options from other manufactures than Asante that don't have a passthrough PDS port and usually end up being cheaper than the MacCons with passthrough.
Depends on how "on-line" you want to get.Hey guys, I need some advice. What is the most reliable and cost-effective (assuming not mutually exclusive) way to get my non-accelerated SE/30 online? I have it working quite reliably and I’m thinking of trying to use it to access BBS.
Any guidance is welcome!
Passe?! According to Telnet BBS Guide, there are over 1000 BBS's still active!I bought a Theoldnet WiFi modem last year and love it! However, interests change and new retro products come on the market and I’m looking at a different use for mine..
I just ordered a BlueSCSI v2 w/wifi (DB25) to use with my PB150 and hopefully get the DaynaPORT networking working (something I couldn’t quite figure out with the RaSCSI). I was looking at setting up a BBS on my MacPlus using the WiFi modem, but haven’t started that process yet. I’d be using my old BlueSCSI to power and host the BBS. I know BBSs are passé, but it’s something I wanted to setup in my younger days, but the closest I got was to be one of the Sysops on an existing BBS.
I know the command set in the WiFi modem includes busy messages, but am wondering how I would configure the modem to accept incoming connections and probably how to make it have a static IP to let me setup dynamic dns and open the right port on my router..
Switch# conf t
Switch(config)# int gi0/14 <-- change this to whatever port you are connected to
Switch(config)# speed 10
Switch(config)# duplex half
Switch(config)# no shut
Switch(config)# end
Switch# wr
Or use a transceiver with the AUI port if it has one.One thing to note if you go with an ethernet card is that a lot of them won't work with newer routers. The workaround is to put a 10baseT switch or hub in between your SE/30 and your modern router. I don't know if Bolle's card has this issue or not (as I think he's posted before that his has a cloned Asante ethernet card built in which does have this issue)
If he truly wants to host a BBS, the WiModem232 would be the best option and DB9 to DB25 cables are readily available on ePay.The wifi modem is probably the most cost effective way to get one online and can be used with other computers too. The cabling to hook it up to a Mac serial port might be a bit awkward though. All of them I have seen have a db9 port, and I've never seen a db9 to Mac serial before (which isn't to say they don't exist), so you may need an additional db9 to db25 adapter in there.