A method and apparatus for interfacing a SCSI device directly to an Ethernet network utilizes a single board converter for translating information packets in Ethernet format to a SCSI format. In reverse, the same converter translates information from a SCSI device into a format suitable for transmission...http://www.google.de/patents/US5491812?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5491812 - System and method for ethernet to SCSI conversion