Internet connection over AppleTalk

I have my Cable modem routed to a Linksys 4 port Router. One of the ports connects to an Assante Ethernet to AppleTalk converter. I am able to use this AppleTalk connection to share files throughout the house to various older Macs. My cousin just gave me a Power Mac 6100/60 with 24 MB ram and 160 MB Hard Disk. I upgraded to OS 8.1, (OS 9.1 complained the was not enough memory) and installed Netscape 4.8, ( Netscape 6 froze on startup ) but am unable to connect to the internet. Is this possible, or am I spinning my wheels?
Any thought are welcome, Thanks
IMac Mac OS X (10.4.5)

Jan
Found where I read OS 7.6 as max for LocalTalk Bridge:
http://retrotechnology.com/herbsstuff/mnet.html
Herb's Mac Networking and Communications Parts
Most recent revision of this page May 29 2006.
One of my customers had this to say about Ethernet connections between old Macs and recent Macs:
"The best way to network new and old Macs is by using Apple's LocalTalk Bridge control panel on a older Mac as a file/print server that has LocalTalk and Ethernet and supports system 7.1-7.6.1. A 7500-7600 (or 6360 with Ethernet card) with decent memory (64MBytes) and processor speed would work for such an application, working as a file/print server for AppleTalk over Ethernet and LocalTalk simultaneously. Unfortunately LocalTalk Bridge doesn't work under system 8, so no HFS+ [formatted drive or partition can be] on that local machine, but it can read/write HFS+ volumes mounted over the network. However if the need is solely for old Laserwriter print services for OSX clients which don't support Appletalk over LocalTalk serial ports but do over Ethernet, LocalTalk Bridge's cousin LaserWriter Bridge will work with at least OS 8.1. [For] StyleWriters, the Stylewriter 2400 with a Localtalk [adapter] module would also work."

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