ARCnet to ETHERnet broker

[Zac67]

Cheapest way to connect ARCNET to Ethernet:
- old 486 or Pentium PC (or even 386)
- ARCNET ISA NIC
- Ethernet ISA or PCI NIC
- old network OS: Linux, NT4, Win2k, Netware 3, NetBSD, ...
- set up routing for both network cards

The only piece not easy to come by is the ARCNET board - I had a bunch flying around but threw them out some ten years ago...

To connect an A500 online, one of the best ways is probably adding a Z II NIC by means of a slingshot adapter. But then again, the best upgrade for a 500 is a 1200, providing a way for cheap PCMCIA NICs...

[Zac67]

@Trev
Dunno about Netware 2, but Netware 3 & 4 are no problem (I dimly remember some problems with NW3 and the 192.168/16 range, better stick to 172.16/12 then) - we're still routing via Nw4 at work.

Frames from ARCNET and Ethernet are different anyway, so no additional worry.