Hi Derek, The possibility came when I updated to 10.4.11, prior to that I had to make it the hard way via a G3 PBook and some OS 9.x Regards Hans
On 21 Dec., 00:23, Derek Morton <thes...@comcast.net> wrote: > Hans, > > Strange, I have never been able to get a 7.5.5 or earlier machine to connect > to a 10.3.x or a 10.4.x machine. My original server was an 8.1 running on a > Q-605, but I upgraded to a 10.4 server. I found that 10.4 was a mistake > because I could not connect up from my 8.1 machine, 10.3.9 was fine though. > So when I wanted to store a file on the 10.4.x server from a 7.5.5 (or > earlier) machine I had to transfer to the 8.1 machine, then transfer from the > 8.1 to the 10.3.x machine then from the 10.3.x machine to the 10.4.x > machine... WAY too much work! It is easier since moving from a Mac Mini > running 10.4.x to an xServe running 10.3.9 (takes out an extra step). But I > really want to directly connect from my 7.5.5 machine to the server... I > wish I knew how you did it. Perhaps I need to revisit the network settings. > I can see the server, but when I attempt to connect I get the AFP version > error. > > I have left out mention of 7.6.x because I so rarely use it. I seem to be > either using 7.5.5 or 8.1 with my older machines (maybe someday I will start > using 6.0.8 and 7.1 again... maybe). > > Thanks, > > Derek > > On Dec 16, 2011, at 10:26 AM, HansBas wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hi Derek, > > I am running OS 10.4.11 on a G4 and the connection to the old IIFx OS > > 7.5.5 runs easy via ethernet connection. > > The G4 cannot see the IIFx but from the latter I can easily connect to > > th G4 via TCP. > > The Chooser 7.5.5 comes up and asks for the IP adress of the G4 and > > from there it goes easy. > > -hope it helps > > Hans > > > On 16 Dec., 14:37, Derek Morton <thes...@comcast.net> wrote: > >> Hi all, > > >> I know this has been covered before, but having saved many thousands of > >> emails over the last 7 or 8 years I am at a loss trying to find the > >> specific information. > > >> My home file server is running 10.3.9 (server) which seems great as I can > >> access it from all my OS X machines and from Mac OS 8.1 onward. The > >> problem is that I am now setting up a 7.5.5 machine (I need to run 24 bit > >> mode as an application is not compatible with 32 bit mode) and it does not > >> seem to work with my server. I am getting a message indicating the server > >> and client versions of AFP are not compatible. I used to run an 8.1 > >> server for the purpose of providing file services to older machines but > >> would like to avoid duplication of my main server if possible. > > >> If my memory is correct there might have been a couple of solutions to > >> this problem... > > >> 1 - Copy the Appletalk extension (and perhaps more than the extension > >> alone) from a later version of the OS. Any thoughts on exactly which > >> files and which OS version (7.6.1, 8.1) are needed and will work with > >> 7.5.5? > > >> 2 - I do recall discussion of a program which enhanced the Mac OS client > >> to allow compatibility with the OS X version. I believe it dealt with > >> Apple not implementing the TCP/IP protocol completely or something. I > >> always felt this was a bit backward as it makes more sense (to me) for the > >> server to be made compatible with the clients (allowing nay old OS > >> computer to just "work" without special work being done). Does anybody > >> recall the program which offered this feature to the client? > > >> Another solution would be a program running on an 8.1 machine to > >> "translate" the requests between AFP versions, but to my knowledge there > >> is no software which does this. I know an 8.1 client can mount a drive > >> from a 10.3.9 server... And a 7.x.x client can access files which > >> physically reside on the 8.1 machine, but the 7.x.x machine cannot access > >> files on the mounted drive from the 10.3.9 server. This is what needs to > >> be fixed. > > >> Thanks, > > >> Derek > > > -- > > ----- > > You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs > > group. > > The list FAQ is athttp://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtmland our > > netiquette guide is athttp://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > > To post to this group, send email to vintage-macs@googlegroups.com > > To leave this group, send email to vintage-macs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs > > > Support for older Macs:http://lowendmac.com/services/ -- ----- You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to vintage-macs@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to vintage-macs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
