On Oct 8, 2005, at 8:30 PM, G-Books wrote: . . .My father in law needs to get . . . stuff from his old Wallstreet II (300 Mhz OS9) to the iBook (OS 10.4?) . . . Could he connect the two computers with an ethernet cable? It would be slow but we could do it with existing ports. Do you need a crossover cable or a regular one? Any links to tutorials? -Andrew
Luis Sequeira responded: It's perfectly doable using an Ethernet cable. If the iBook is a fairly new model, you can use a regular cable (recent macs use auto- sensing ports). For older models, you'd have to use a crossover cable or a hub. I'd say go ahead with ethernet. Make sure you turn file sharing on. If you need more info just ask here or email privately. ********* Thanks, Luis, and all others of you who help us! I imagine many of this list's members have use for this information (although it may seem basic to you if you've done it) and will really benefit from a detailed answer here which we can save for future reference: Please give the details of actually doing this hookup with Ethernet, including how to turn file sharing on in both machines. In my case I need to connect a Wallstreet II OS 9.2.2 and a G3 iBook OS 10.3.9. Also, which machine should be booted first, which machine's file sharing needs to be turned on first, what will you see on each machine, and how do you actually do the file transfers? Can you give your guidance as step-by-step instruction as well? Please assume that some of those reading your advice may know less than you may presume them to know. . . Is it necessary to create specially designated sharable folders to put files and folders into to make them available for transfer? If so, how do you create them on each machine if you don't already have them? Thanks for any help you can offer in de-mystifying this anxiety-fraught process! stanton -- 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
