--- Hilary Cass <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I am new to the list. Three years ago I bought a StarMax 3000/240
> which
> ran beautifully but the hard drive died and was replaced under
> warranty.
> In the meantime my business had grown and I needed more capacity so
> bought a G4 (which after much struggle, hours on the internet etc is
> also running well - I am no computer guru ) I was hoping to be able
> to
> network the two computers together so that I could could share
> peripherals and files and keep the StarMax for less graphic
> intensive
> jobs. My StarMax is running 7.6 & the G4 9.1. Apparantly I cannot
> network these two computers. I called Motorola and they were dubious
> about upgrading the OS which I apparantly need to do to network. It
> seems people had run into all kinds of problems. However, having read
> the messages on this list it appears that people are doing all kinds
> of
> upgrades on their StarMaxs. I would be very grateful if someone could
> tell me in the very simplest terms what I need to do in order to
> network
> these two computers with the minimum amount of "under the hood"
> activity. I live in a remote area where there is no handy Mac support
> and as stated before, I have very little understanding of the
> internal
> workings of these machines so the simpler the better.
>
> Hilary Cass
As far as sharing files, all you should need is an Ethernet card for
the Starmax, a hub, and a couple cables (or, instead of a hub & cables,
just one "crossover cable"). Install the Ethernet card and drivers,
then plug everything together. The advantage of using a hub is that you
can add more machines later (or a printer, perhaps) if you have a need
to.
Then make sure AppleTalk is turned on on both machines (you should try
to get Open Transport on the Starmax if it's not already) in the
AppleTalk Control Panel and set to Ethernet. Turn on File Sharing, set
up a user or two, and you should be set.
As for Ethernet cards, not all have Mac support. Asante cards to, as do
some of the Kingston cards (specifically, the KNE120TX model that's
running in my Starmax right now).
As for sharing peripherals, this gets a bit tricky. Most printers can
be shared relatively easily as long as they are connected to the G4 via
USB (see the USB Printer Sharing control panel). Alternately, most
laser printers can be connected via Ethernet to the hub and then
accessed through the chooser (some older LaserWriters and others with
only Localtalk ports would require an adapter such as the Asant�
EtherPrint LT).
If all of this sounds complicated, don't worry, it's really not too
tough. Most of it is a matter of making sure everything is plugged in
properly and the computers have the correct settings in a couple of
control panels.
Hope this helps,
Dave Corder
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