At 9:38 PM -0800 11/16/99, Blair Fisher wrote:
>Timothy A. Seufert wrote:
>
>>One way of getting better network file sharing performance on MacOS
>>is to use AppleShare IP, which uses TCP/IP instead of AppleTalk.
>>Another is to use something like Timbuktu. Timbuktu is capable of
>>saturating a 10Base-T link, but peaks at about 6 MB/s or so on
>>100Base-T.
>
>Tim:
>I have a little ethernet network at home, using an ethernet hub to
>connect an iMac to a G3 and to share the cable modem. (I use IPNetRouter
>to do this)
>
>I am just using the Appleshare file sharing program in the Chooser to
>share files, but do have all the computers connected through TCP/IP. Is
>this what you are talking about, or is Appleshare IP another program I
>should install?
AppleShare IP is a program Apple sells separately from MacOS. Once
you have a computer running an AppleShare IP server, other Macs can
share files with it using TCP/IP instead of AppleTalk. Obviously,
you don't have this, because you'd definitely know if you had paid
for AppleShare IP (it costs a pretty penny). :)
I wouldn't worry about it too much; you will get OK performance for
most purposes using regular AppleTalk AppleShare to move files
between your two computers.
Tim Seufert
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