Mark, I use a PowerBook G3 Lombard running OS X and a PowerMac 8600 running OS 9.2 and have no problem connecting from the 8600 to the Lombard. I connect through the chooser via AppleTalk over Ethernet.
I ran into a similar problem trying to connect the 8600 to a W2K server. I solved it by changing the length of my password on the W2K machine. If memory serves me correctly OS 8.1 would only send a small number of characters, something like six or eight, for a password. If you tried to send a longer one it would fail even though the password you sent was correct. You may want to try setting up a second user on your icebook with a short password and see if you can connect. Hope this helps. Larrie Easterly Oregon City, Oregon On Tuesday, February 4, 2003, at 09:22 AM, Mark D. Chapman wrote: > I use both a dual USB icebook and a 7500 desktop (OS 8.1). I use them > both regularly and need to synchronize the data between the two > machines. When I moved to OS X on the iBook I discovered that there > was no free sychronization program. > > While I may end up buying one (any suggestions?) I would rather use > the one on my 7500. My problem is that I can't get my 7500 to connect > to my iBook (it works fine the other way around). I can see the iBook > in the chooser, and I can enter a password to access it. However, > when I hit return it tells me that the connection has suddenly > dropped. Using TCP/IP fares no better. > > What am I doing wrong? Any suggestions? > > Thanks, Mark > -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
