On Saturday, September 8, 2001, at 10:35 pm, Eric D. wrote:
> on 8/9/01 13:08, Mark Benson at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
>> Is it possible to set up a TCP/IP network with no DNS/DHCP sever? I
>> can't
>> get my Mac to talk to my iBook in OS X as it no longer usesd pure
>> AppleTalk.
>> Any ideas - maybe the hosts file could be useful?
>
> Hmmmm. Interesting! I don't think you need a DNS server to do it. OS X
> 10.0.4 *cannot* connect to non-TCP/IP AppleShare servers. What I've
> managed
> to do (with some instability) is to have OS X 10.0.4 file sharing
> turned on
> and then logging into it with OS 8.1. I had OS X 10.0.4 running on a G3
> and
> was able to login to the OS X running G3 using a Powerbook 540c (68040
> Mac)
> and OS 8.1 (Chooser: Apple share). The server just showed up with all
> the
> other servers on the network (of course, there was a DHCP server so
> computers automagically got their TCP/IP settings but I don't think
> that's
> necessary).
>
> In a few weeks your problem should be fixed when Apple releases OS X
> 10.1.
> It is rumoured that X 10.1 will add compatibility with the old-style of
> networking.
>
> BTW Sometimes the OS X file server flaked out and computers couldn't
> log in
> (something about connection dropped). The only solution I found was to
> restart OS X (I couldn't figure out what process to kill, let alone
> re-launch it).
>
> Eric.
>
Cheers. Looks like this one'll have to move lists as the further
solutions are OS X specific. Thanks for the help tho :). I can access my
G3 from my iBook but Appleshare names are not working.. making the only
way to connect by typing in an IP for the server. Grr.... Looks like a
bit of indepth hacking is required!
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