Post ASabsdH0D5bMA2IcCm by thatKomputerKat@oldbytes.space
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 (DIR) Post #ASabscEU4xzcvw75do by thatKomputerKat@oldbytes.space
       2023-02-12T01:29:13Z
       
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       My experience with connecting old wifi interfaces to modern wifi networks vs the same thing but with Ethernet kinda tempers my enthusiasm for something like #fujiNet but it’s a lot more than just a network interface which makes it interesting.In general its way simpler to hook new into old over Ethernet. I’m still using ADT+ with a LanceGS 10T Ethernet card I bought for my Apple IIgs maybe twenty years ago now with no extra intermediary equipment between it and my gigabit network switch.How future proof is the wifi functionality on the fujinet?
       
 (DIR) Post #ASabscmA3kvocNrz8K by smallsco@oldbytes.space
       2023-02-12T02:12:58Z
       
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       @thatKomputerKat I use a modern Vonets Wifi bridge in my IIfx to talk directly to my router. No extra intermediary equipment here either (although I had to turn off auto-negotiation on the bridge for the 10BaseT Ethernet card in the IIfx to talk to it).I think the benefit of something like the Fujinet is that the TCP stack runs on it directly rather than your processor having to do it - as far as your computer's concerned it's just a dumb serial socket. So it works on very old machines that never supported networking to begin with.I don't think that it makes sense for a IIGS, though, only for older Apple IIs.
       
 (DIR) Post #ASabsdH0D5bMA2IcCm by thatKomputerKat@oldbytes.space
       2023-02-12T02:34:14Z
       
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       @smallsco  I just wish the FujiNet had an Ethernet option. When the wifi interface it has becomes obsoleted by changing wifi protocols, it just seems to me that anything you do to bridge it to a modern network is going to involve maintaining a weak point in your home network security.The FujiNet like all modern day retro computer projects is a niche product and you can’t be sure what the future will hold for it as far as upgrades go.The IIgs was just an example of how much more frictionless it is to connect older Ethernet interfaces to newer Ethernet networks vs connecting older Wi-Fi interfaces to newer wifi network equipment.Devices that only connect via wifi just have way more issues with forced obsolescence because of security concerns inherent with wireless networking.