On Aug 17, 2013, at 12:52 AM, a1 wrote: > The Snow Leopard installation guide indicates that one need simply to network > the machines, even wirelessly, provided the one with the optical drive has > 10.5 or later. So why wouldn't the dvd drive sharing work if they were > conected via ethernet?
It works, but requires extra setup on the Mac or PC with the DVD drive you're booting because you need to install DVD Sharing program first, and also Remote Install software. Firewire Target Disk Mode is MUCH SIMPLER and is one of the very best innovations of Macs over PCs. If PCs could be modified in BIOS to do Firewire Target Disk Mode, repair and upgrade of PCs would be as "easy as Macs". This method installing DVD Sharing & Remote Install programs is a kludgy solution more typical of PCs than Macs, and mostly available due to the early innovation of the MacBook Air without any optical drive when DVDs were the gold standard for system software distribution. Here's the exact instructions for upgrading over ethernet: <http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/Snow_Leopard_Installation_Instructions.pdf> Seriously, owning a Firewire cable that costs $1.47 from MonoPrice.com is a NO BRAINER: <http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=103&cp_id=10301&cs_id=1030103&p_id=35&seq=1&format=2> -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "G-Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
