At 6:52 AM -0800 11/11/2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >wondering how I could use my G4 DA with its multiple interna drives >as a server. It would be great if it could be done with minimal >loss of i/a speed. The G4 has an Acard 133 with 4 drives on it.
PM G4 systems make great file servers! >I imagine there are ethernet options as well as firewire and airport >possibilities. Your LAN speed is the most critical. If it's too slow then using the network'd volume becomes annoying. 100 Mb ethernet gets annoying. GigE is nice. My housemates WILL NOT use any wi-fi to talk to the shared volumes - just tooooo slow. >It would be great to have something that is fast, transarent and >sets up automatically. Use Tiger and SharePoints. <http://www.hornware.com/sharepoints/> By default OS X only wants to share Private folders. SharePoints lets you share anything easily, manage groups, etc. > I'd like to have the G4 still functional as a machine for >background renedring for Final Cut. No problemo. And if you find that the rendering process is being bogged or taking over too much of the computer, you can renice it (change its scheduling priority). - Dan. -- - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
