Randolph Peters wrote:
>BTW, it was earlier than 10.4.8 when Apple in it's wisdom decided
that OS X shouldn't be able to network to system 9.
Hiro replied:
Wait, I have no problem accessing OS9 machines from my Tiger machines.
I have 2 running. I do this all the time.
[snip]
I should have said that sharing over AppleTalk has been discontinued
in Tiger. There are ways around it, such as initiating the AppleTalk
connection from OS 9 or using "Shareway IP". AppleShare over TCP/IP
still works. Mac OS 9 supports sharing with AppleShare over TCP/IP
but older systems don't.
Is this how you make it work, Hiro?
"ShareWay IP" is from Open Door Networks; $40:
<http://www.opendoor.com/shareway/>
Here is the Apple article describing the change in Tiger:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301183
Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger: "Connection failed" error when connecting to an
AFP server
Apple Filing Protocol (AFP) service is known by several names,
including File Sharing, Personal File Sharing, AppleShare, and Apple
File Service. Some AFP servers can only share over the AppleTalk
protocol; they don't offer sharing over TCP/IP, which is now the
preferred protocol. If you try to connect to an AppleTalk-only AFP
server from a Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger computer, this message will appear:
"Connection failed. This file server uses an incompatible
version of the AFP protocol. You cannot connect to it."
This happens because Tiger no longer supports connecting to AFP over
the AppleTalk protocol.
As a solution, enable the TCP/IP protocol on the AFP server if it
offers this option. If no TCP/IP option is available, connect to the
Tiger computer from the computer that is the AppleTalk-only AFP
server (instead of trying to connect from the Tiger computer to
connect to the older computer). This method works because AppleShare
client software on the older computer can connect to a Tiger
computer over TCP/IP, even if it can't offer service over TCP/IP.
This may also affect third-party AFP server products. Be aware that
some affected AFP servers have a TCP/IP option, but others don't.
Some AFP services that do not have a TCP/IP option include Personal
File Sharing in Mac OS 8.6 and earlier, and the AppleShare server
suite. Some AFP services that do have a TCP/IP option include Mac OS
9 File Sharing, and the AppleShare IP server suite.
-Randolph Peters
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