on 7/20/04 3:00 PM, Tim.Larson wrote: >> A System 7.1 Mac can access files on the OS X Mac but not the=20 >> other way=20 >> round (so far) as System 7.1 does not support AppleShare/IP file=20 >> serving. To install an AppleShare/IP client on System 7.1,=20 >> perform the=20 >> following: > >To be clear: 7.1 can access X if I first install additional software, = >but X cannot access 7.1 at all. Is this correct? > >This is odd because another friend of mine swears just the opposite - = >that he cannot browse X from 7.1, but X can read shared 7.1 drives just = >fine. This would actually be preferable in my situation, but I'll take = >whatever I can get.
Your friend's situation is more common. System 7 includes personal filesharing out of the box, which is straight appleshare (not appleshare/ip). When OS X is on the same appletalk network, it can generally use the shared System 7 drives just fine, with minimal settings adjustments. Unfortunately, some ethernet switches and many wireless devices block appletalk packets, which results in "X cannot access 7.1 at all". OS X on the other hand, supports appleshare/ip pretty much out of the box, but not straight appleshare without several tricky configuration changes. Sharepoints helps you set those options (among other things), so with some work on the X end, unmodified System 7 clients can use OS X shares on the same appletalk network. Again, some ethernet switches and many wireless devices will block appletalk and prevent this from working. Also, early versions of System 7 don't like volume sizes of 2G or larger. All those changes recommended in a previous post apparently will give your System 7 client appleshare/ip capability. This gets through appletalk-blocking networks (you may have to type in an ip address instead of seeing shares in the Chooser). Another advantage is appleshare/ip will have better throughput than straight appleshare. Those changes are for the client only, so "X cannot access 7.1 at all" would still apply to some networks. -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send 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/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
