To not confuse you further, I’ll try and focus on the main topics ;-) Firewire was designed for connection to one computer only: it is not a network. Daisy-chaining means that you can connect a second harddisk, a scanner, camera, or other device (not computers) to the first one, for example if the computer has only one Firewire port, or simply for nicer cabling.
If the harddisk should serve multiple computers, you need to use a network setup. Either the harddisk should have a LAN connection and the necessary logic built in, or you can connect the harddisk to one computer, then set up that computer to "share" the harddisk. That is something you can do with your Firewire drive: Connect it to the 10.4 Mac and set it up for sharing. Then you can connect to the harddisk over the network from the Mac running 9.2.2 by logging in to the 10.4 Mac. Why you can’t connect the other way around could have something to do with the different versions of Appletalk software in different OSes, but I don’t really know. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, 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 For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
