On Nov 7, 2011, at 12:13 PM, JohnV wrote: > THanks... Dan's initial message didin;t show p here but the quotes here > help... > > >>>> >>>> Is there an answer to this? >>> >>> Yes. Play with apple and apples, not apples and oranges. >>> >>> Your item (a) is the key. You've used some (undisclosed, perhaps Finder?) >>> app to copy files from your Mac's HFS+ file system to a cr*p MS file system >>> - either NTFS or FAT (per the Storango's doc). That's just not good. >>> While the individual file's data forks on that NAS may be intact, the file >>> system you've created is essentially corrupted - broken filenames, missing >>> metadata etc. > > > joy... > >>> >>> This is further complicated because that NAS box doesn't support Apple's >>> native file sharing protocol, AFP. It only supports raw ip (http and ftp) >>> and MS things, like SMB. ... and you haven't disclosed which method you're >>> using. > > Not even sure what those ARE (ignorance is not bliss, but better to admit and > learn)
When you use Go> COnnect to server to attach to it do you use SMB:// to connect? (from the description in the manual you would almost have to.) > > >> What Dan said plus this: if you're using SMB on the G5 to connect (and there >> really isn't any other option per their docs) SMB under 10.4 suxrox bigtime. >> If you can update that G5 to 10.5 it will be a lot better. > > is there a down-side to this OS upgrade? > THe few applications that were the rasons I had held this machine at 10.4.11 > have finally moved up... I do have things like APPLE WORKS still in use > onit.. Anything that runs only in Classic won't work; stuff like Appleworks will run just fine. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
