----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Ford" <mikeford_at_socal.rr.com>
To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2000 5:56 PM
Subject: Re: Mac TCP/IP networking
> >There was also a slick little series of devices made by Cayman called the
> >GatorBox. They would bridge pretty much any protocol (TCP/IP, Appletalk,
> >and even DECnet) over LocalTalk to Ethernet and back.
> >
> >I don't know how easy they are to track down; I've got a GatorBox CS
> >Rack-mount that I was looking forward to playing with, unfortunately it
> >appears as if the previously owning institution (a local university) set
a
> >password on it that I am not able to remove (apparently Cayman is no
> >longer assisting people with lockouts as they are in the DSL business
> >now, and seem rather uninterested in supporting their old product
> >line).
>
> The Cayman makes the FastPath look plug and play, mostly as you notice the
> support really stinks. OTOH I also have a couple Cayman boxes, and I
> remember downloading all the files off the cayman ftp at some point. If
you
> can accept a big email attachment, email me directly and I will send it
off
> to you.
>
> BTW the key item though is MacTCP encapsulation, which I don't know that
> the Cayman does, and the FastPath I am sure of.
>
>
>
Thanks for the offer!
I've actually got the software, already, though. It turns out that Cayman
has it
available on their FTP site for free now, along with the software-unlock
passwords (which are on their web site).
The problem with my particular GatorBox is that the former users of it had
set a password on it which makes it so that I cannot reconfigure the
GatorBox using the GatorConfig (if I remember correctly) utility. It asks
for the password before saving the configuration, which I do not have.
Apparently, Cayman used to have some sort of back-door for getting
back into locked GatorBoxes, but it says on their web site specifically
that they are no longer offering lock-out support for them, which is
kind of a shame, since they are extremely useful boxes.
After noticing that Cayman wasn't too interested in supporting them, I
tried changing the state of almost every jumper on the board of the
GatorBox (the "what do I have to loose" approach), but I still struck
out :)
So, unless anyone out there knows how to subvert the configuration
password on the GatorBox, I think it's going to be of rather dubious
use to me.
--Sean Caron (root_at_diablonet.net) |
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Received on Wed Oct 25 2000 - 15:45:00 BST