Tom Rymes on 7/24/01 10:41 AM wrote:
>> First you need to make sure AppleTalk is turned on on both Macs.
>> Go to the Chooser and select "AppleTalk: Active".
>> You may need to restart after selecting.
>
> You forgot to open the Sharing (Or sharing setup on older systems) CP
> and enter your name and a password. Then click on the "start" button
> next to File Sharing. This will start up file sharing. Leave "Program
> linking" off. File sharing can also be turned on from the Control strip
> if you have that installed.
>
Oops, I knew I'd miss something. didn't have enough coffee in me yet ;^)
>> Select "Users & Groups" (may be a separate CP on some OS versions)
>> Select "Guest" and choose to allow guests to connect to this computer.
>> Do this on both Macs.
>
> Though it is unlikely to be an issue, I prefer not to enable guest
> access and/or give "everyone" read/write access to my hard drive. It is
> easier to simply connect as a registered user and type the name and
> password that you entered in the sharing setup control panel.
>
I figured it was already complicated enough without explaining the setup for
registered users and passwords when connecting to another Mac. It didn't
sound like Corina spent much (any?) time connected to a network so it seemed
a mute point.
>> (unless
>> the new iBook has auto sensing like the G4 TiBook, then it doesn't
>> matter).
>
> WIth the iBook it shouldn't matter.
>
That's cool. Wasn't sure if they did this with the new iBook.
-makmac
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