Connecting Quadra to Internet

[markyb86]

There are a bunch of ways to connect your Macintosh to the internet.. I even connected my Macintosh Plus to the internet with System 6.0.8, MacTCP and MacPPP via serial cable (modem/printer port) to a laptop running linux and pppd - connected to wifi. I "called" my laptop from the Plus, got a local IP from the laptop and could access the web..

I know I'm bringing this back from the dead, however I've been trying to research this exact method. Could you possibly tell me the cable you used and how you connected to the laptop?

Mark

 

[LOOM]

I were supposed to write a mini howto on how to do that, but there is something wrong with my Plus so I haven't managed to get the pictures I wanted xx(

As I said you need 6.0.8, MacTCP and MacPPP in the control panel. I think I configured MacTCP to static IP 192.168.0.50 on the Plus. I then plugged in a serial cable into the modem port on the Plus, and connected it to a laptop running linux/osx. I think I used a serial to usb converter on the machine in the picture. It was running Ubuntu at the time.

I installed pppd in linux, and played around with the config so I could get a connection and a route from the serial port to my WIFI (using the laptop's wifi/LAN ip).

I saved the command in a small script, so I still have it;

sudo pppd -detach crtscts lock debug defaultroute proxyarp 192.168.0.10:192.168.0.50 /dev/tty.usbserial 38400

192.168.0.10 is the laptop's local LAN IP, 192.168.0.50 is a random static IP I sat up in MacTCP.

I think that's about it. I then hit the "Connect" button in MacPPP and could browse the web.

It's also possible for pppd to give out an ip to the plus (DHCP) etc, but as I said the machine isn't working so I haven't played with the config for a few years..

A Tip; Set up a web server on the laptop or use ping to see if you can get a connection before you start browsing the web, you may have to enter a router IP in MacTCP or something to reach anything beyond your local LAN.

I'm going to try and recap the Plus in the holidays so I will fix a better howto (with pictures) later.

 

[markyb86]

Thanks for the info!

 

[onlyonemac]

Wow! I didn't even know you could still link them to the internet, let alone use Google on them! Also, thanks for the video, it's truely amazing what these Macs can do! (I must get a router soon .)

 

[volvo242gt]

I just use an Asante MC3NB card in my IIci and connect directly to the router. It works.

-J

 

[LOOM]

Wow! I didn't even know you could still link them to the internet, let alone use Google on them!

It's actually much easier to link it if you have the Asante EN/SC (ethernet to scsi) box. I have later bought that for my Plus so I don't need to take out my laptop every time I want to download/browse something:

 

[volvo242gt]

Couple months ago:



Jag's House on my IIci, running Netscape 2.02...

-J