On 10/22/05, Clark Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At 11:38 PM -0700 10/21/05, Nat Hall wrote:
> >BTW, I'm not sure which OS was "fixed" to be able to see more than 2GB > >on a shared disk and not bomb, it might have been as far back as 7.6.1 > >but I'm sure the earlier System 7's and earlier were all aflicted. > > I think (guess really) that the AppleShare client update (3.something > I think) may fix this. It does add ASIP (AppleShare over IP) support > for earlier OSes. > You may be correct. I haven't played around with any of those AppleShare updates. Do you know what OS version is required to use that update? > > > >Your only solution in this situation is to re-format the server's > >shared disk into partitions 2GB or smaller, or downgrade back to an > >earlier OS which would re-introduce the problem you're having now. > > Or setup a single partition of 2Gb That's what I meant, really. :) > or create a disk image of that size (avoids partitioning) That's an interesting thought. Can you share mounted disk images and make changes to them over the network as you would a regular disk? That idea had not occured to me before. > > > > >You've just got to pick the lesser of two evils. If you never plan on > >adding a "legacy" system to your network that runs 7.x or earlier, I'd > >just go ahead and upgrade the server to 9.1 or later. > > I'll have to fool around with this as I have stuff dating back to > 7.5.5 and up to 10.3. I have most of my computers on a network here. I have been working to get them ALL connected to the network. The newest is a G4 with OS X. The oldest is a Mac 512k with System 2.0. The main "server" is a PowerMac 6300/100 running OS 9.1. I used to run 8.6 on this machine, and when I upgraded to 9.1 is when I first encountered the problem trying to connect with the 512k. I have a Macintosh IIfx that runs LocalTalk Bridge and bridges my Ethernet-capable systems with the older LocalTalk-only computers so they can all see each other happily. The IIfx is running 7.6.1 and it can access the large volume on the 9.1 server just fine. Previously, the IIfx was sporting System 7.1 which did the bomb thing trying to connect to the server. Since the 6300 acts as little else aside from a server and my home answering machine (via MegaPhone), I have a ZIP-100 disk that virtually never leaves the drive and serves as a shared disk for the 512k because of this issue. If it's true that I can share a mounted disk image, I think that is the route I will take as it seems a better alternative to me than the ZIP disk solution. My three remaining computers, a Classic II with an EN/SC ethernet adapter, a Mac IIsi, and an Apple IIgs (8Mhz) have yet to join the network because I need a dumb 10baseT hub to stick between my 10/100 router and the Classic II. Apparently the Asante ethernet on the Classic II can't deal with the autosensing on my router. -Nat -- 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
