Les writes, <Quite new here so, forgive the basic questions please:>
You are definitely forgiven. I've been on and off this list for a whole year now, and I STILL ask "baby questions." ;-) Anyway: <1) I have just acquired a beige g3 running OS8.1. Is it possible to network the beige with my B&W G3 running OS X 10.2.8? The B&W also has OS 9.2.2 and OS 8.5. Do both computers need to have similar OS's to network? How do I go about setting up the network?> I don't have OS X, however, I did just have to network two Macs on different OS's. I just got a Powerbook 5300c (it came with OS 8.5), and I needed to load it with data and apps I use which reside on my G3/266 Beige (OS 9.1) Using AppleTalk and FileSharing, I succeeded in transferring everything I wanted from the G3 to the PB. This also included an install version of AppleWorks from CD ROM (the 5300c doesn't have a CD ROM built in, but the G3 does, so that had to flow from the direction of the G3 to the 5300c). Here's how I set that one up: Unplugged cable from my LaserWriter. One end was already in the G3, so the end I pulled out of the printer went to the printer port of the 5300c. Then I turned on FileSharing from the control panels (both Macs) which required activating AppleTalk, and set up AppleShare in the Chooser (the G3). Voila -- they were networked, and I ran my data transfer from the G3 to the 5300c. Of course, if you have the cards, cables, etc., Ethernet connections are possible between two Macs and the data transfers I conducted with the above-described setup would have gone a lot faster if I had the right equipment (and the knowledge to set it up), so I've never done this and can't provide instructions. I'm sure someone else on the list can, though. :-) <2) Can the two computers share a dial-up connection? Can both computers be connected to the internet simultaneously?> To the best of my knowledge, to do this you'll have to use Ethernet. Even though I've never done it myself, I know it's POSSIBLE, but unlike the Mac-to-Mac network I created with AppleTalk, etc., to get two computers on the internet simultaneously through one dialup connection, you'll HAVE TO go the Ethernet route. ~Yersinia. -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.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/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
