Hopefully, a few quick answers:
>1. Does the dock have an ethernet jack? From Apple's specs it looks like
>it does.
The Duo Dock II did ship with a form of an ethernet jack called an "AAUI
ethernet port." What you'll need is either an AAUI-to-10baseT adapter, or
else a NuBus 10baseT card. However, if you only have a plain old Dock, then
it didn't ship with an AAUI ethernet port, so you'll need the NuBus card.
They're pretty inexpensive, though.
>2. Does the iMac have an ethernet jack? She swears it does not but the
>specs say it does. Were any made without them?
Yes, every single iMac has what's called 10/100baseT ethernet. It's
backwards compatible to 10baseT. You can find it right next to the USB
ports. (It looks like an overly large telephone jack.)
>3. Is there a way to set up file sharing on the 280c before it is stuck
>in the dock (so the screen can be used) so that it will be picked up on
>the iMac screen when they are connected ? If it is possible, what is the
>drill?
You know, I've never honestly tried. But I'll bet that if you set the
permissions on the Duo's hard drive, then set it as the boot disk (instead
of booting off of the disk inside the Dock), then it should be OK. Then
again, AppleTalk doesn't like to deal with something that's not there, so
maybe it won't recognize the Dock's ethernet port unless it's inside the
dock already. Only way to find out is to try.
Drill:
(Assuming you're running OS 8.0 or higher:)
Attach the hardware. I would really recommend buying a 10baseT hub, you can
find them at your favorite online retailer for <$30, and a pair of Cat-5
(aka category 5 or cat V or some such) ethernet cables- then just plug one
end of each cable into a computer, and the other end into the hub. Make
sure the hub is powered- some require you to push a switch, others just need
to be plugged in. Then turn on the computers.
Setup the software. Open up the "AppleTalk" control panel, and make sure
that "ethernet" is selected, instead of "printer port" or whatever. Close
the control panel, and click "OK." If AppleTalk is off, you should be
prompted to turn it on. Open up the "File Sharing" control panel. Make
sure that File Sharing is turned to "On." If it's off, click on the button
to turn it on. Make sure that you've given the computer a name, an owner
(your name, really) and a password. Close the control panel- if you had to
click "start file sharing," then you may need to wait a few minutes to let
it start up so you can use it.
Now, click once to select your hard drive's icon. Then, under the file
menu, select "Sharing..." (they moved this around with 8.6 and 9, it may
also be under "Get Info -> Sharing" or even inside of the "Get Info" box).
Select "Shared volume," and make sure that the owner's name is checked with
full Read/Write privileges (the glasses and the pen). Close the box.
Then open up the chooser on the other computer, and select "AppleShare" on
the left-hand-side. Your computer's name should now show up on the right.
Login using your owner's name and password that you setup earlier. You
should be given the option to use the hard drive that you've already setup
to be shared. Click "OK." Now, the remote hard drive should be mounted up
to your local desktop, and you can treat it as though it were a normal hard
drive, just drag and drop.
BTW, compared to some other networking topologies, AppleTalk is
fantastically clear- be glad that you're not concerned with IP addresses and
host files, or worse yet, NT Domains and Workgroups <shudder> and Master
Browsers, and the like ;)
-Nathan
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