On Nov 27, 2011, at 10:19 AM, Jeffrey Engle wrote: > Is there a way to use an old G5 power mac as an ethernet disk? just like you > would use an ethernet attached hard drive? no monitor, keyboard or > mouse...... I know I have to have an OS on it, but other than that, > nothing.... it needs to be seen on the LAN as a ethernet disk???
The obvious solution is to run some version of OSX Server on it. Most commercial NAS devices are actually linux-based servers, so that's another possibility. Here's some links <http://superuser.com/questions/124978/how-do-i-build-a-diy-nas> -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- 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
