Thanks, Robert. I'll give it a try! Regards, Cap
Wrinkling the very fabric of reality-as-we-know-it, Mac Network gave me to understand: >Date: Mon, 03 Jan 2005 21:43:56 -0700 >Subject: Re: Firewire Drive Remotely Mountable? >From: Robert MacLeay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Hello, Cap! > >I have done this myself with a TiBook and a B&W with a FireWire external HD. >I am assuming that you are running Panther and you already have file sharing >enabled on your "server" so that you can mount its internal disks on your >iBook. > >1. Mount the FireWire drive on your desktop machine. >2. Do a "get info" on the relevant FireWire volume. >3. Click the triangle for "Ownership & Permissions" to open it if necessary. >4. Click the triangle for "Details" to open it. >5. Set "others" to "read & Write" >6. In a Finder window on your iBook, Select "Network", and then double click >on the icon of your desktop Mac. Enter a password if asked. >7. Once that opens up, select the name of the external drive. > >You may ask why, if you can properly log onto your desktop Mac and have >access to its internal drives, you need additional permission for external >drives. I don't know. > >on 12/30/04 5:43 PM, Cap Schwartz at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> I have two Macs (among others) on an Airport network. A 200GB firewire >> drive is connected to the desktop machine. I'd like to connect to it from >> my iBook for backups, but can't seem to figure out how to mount it to the >> 'Book while it's mounted to the desktop. It has three partitions, so I'd >> like to use one for the desktop & two for the iBook. Is this possible? > >-- > >Robert MacLeay -- MacNetwork is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... XRouter Pro | Share your DSL or cable modem between multiple computers! Dr. Bott | Only $199 <http://www.drbott.com/prod/MIH130.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> MacNetwork list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/macnet.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; end list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/macnetwork%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
