Gator Box
The GatorBox is a LocalTalk-to-Ethernet Router and was one of a number of network gateway products produced by Cayman Systems. Other products in the same family include: GatorBox CS, GatorMIM CS, GatorBox CS/Rack, GatorStar GXM, GatorStar GXR.
A GatorBox running GatorSystem software is capable of performing as a TCP/IP gateway (sometimes referred to as a MacIP gateway), an AppleTalk router and as a DECnet router. This involves Tunneling IP or DECnet inside Appletalk.
When the GatorBox is running GatorPrint software, computers on the ethernet network can send print jobs to printers on the LocalTalk network using the 'lpr' print spool command. The GatorPrint software includes GatorSystem functionality.
When the GatorBox is running GatorShare software, computers on the LocalTalk network can access Network File System (NFS) hosts on the ethernet network. The GatorShare software includes GatorSystem and GatorPrint functionality.
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