>Date: Sun, 6 Nov 2005 14:42:22 -0500 >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >At 04:52 AM -0800 11/06/2005, Aaron wrote: >> have two TCP/IP ports active at once. > >The necessary routing software is already on your Mac, in Mentat/TCP (Open >Transport/IP). You just need an interface to use to turn it on! Check out >IPNetRouter, from Sustworks. > >The catch? IPNR isn't cheap. Most people prefer cheap home/office NAT >routers.
I'm certainly not going to spend any serious money (more than the cost of a good latte!) on what's only (1) a temporary expedient until I consolidate all my hard drives, etc., in my G4 and (2) a training exercise in networking. >Or use your OS X Mac to do the routing. If you mean that I should connect the dialup line to the OS X machine, I'm going to do that promptly. After that, the only routing I'll need to do on the old machine is with LocalTalk Bridge (or LaserWriter Bridge (?)) to my old LW 4/600. (BTW, I have a LW 12/640 that I may be able to revive. Can I use it with OS X? It does have an ethernet connection.) > > >If your network is based on a switch or hub, you'll be fine. >> >>I'm not clear what difference that would make, since the ethernet >>connection (using a crossover cable) works fine when the >>higher-level protocols are set right. > >Exactly. No diff. This is a routing problem at the IP level. > >>I have not, BTW, been able to see the OS 9 machine FROM the OS X machine. > >Which matches my general experience. But see below! >Jaguar -> Mac OS 8/9, AFP/AT, works well. > >Panther -> Mac OS 8/9, AFP/AT, is skiddish at best. You can go for days >without the OS X machine being able to even see the OS 8/9 file services. Then >if you do see them, it's slower than with Jaguar and will usually die during >big file transfers. > >Panther -> Mac OS 9, AFP/IP works better, but still slow and has time-out >problems now and then. > >Haven't tried Tiger yet. > >Lame, Apple, lame. > >- Dan. >Date: Mon, 07 Nov 2005 00:34:15 -0500 >From: pegleg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Aaron wrote: > >> I have not, BTW, been able to see the OS 9 machine FROM the OS X machine. (I >> do have File Sharing turned on in OS 9 and one of my volumes has sharing >> permissions set.) It doesn't show up in the list of servers under the >> Network item in the sidebar. Maybe there's something else I need to be doing >> about this. > >For OSX make sure you also have Appletalk checked in the "Directory >Access.app" found in the utilities folder of Panther. It worked! I can now access my files on the OS 9 Mac from the OS X Mac! In fact, I was able for a while to run Eudora on the OS X Mac with the Eudora folder on the OS 9 Mac. At some point, however, the OS 9 Mac (a PTP with a G3 card and an ATA card, BTW) totally froze, naturally severing the connection. I don't know if the freeze had anything to do with the networking or not. But it was such an extreme freeze that I couldn't reboot from the keyboard, but had to first turn it off with the power button. I also wonder whether it could have been caused by Display Sleep or Hard Disc Sleep on the OS 9 machine. (System Sleep is turned off.) >For OS9 make sure that a directory or volume is shared. Select the icon of the >appropriate item and choose "Get Info/Sharing ..." from the File Menu. "Share >this item and it's contents" should be checked along with account info for who >can access the OS9 Mac. > >Bob - Aaron PS. I have various questions regarding transferring my hardware to the G4, but I'll ask those on another, more appropriate, list. -- 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
