> install a crossover ethernet cable to the two machines. this makes > a very simple and basic 2-machine network. this cable has transmit > and received pins crossed, hence the name. > then you can share the cd, etc. and get around it that way. > pbbly need to have network setup properly. when last I tried (os 8) > lack of setup made machine crash. > -jacques.
Jacques-- Have you actually done this? I just tried to access a CD over our home LAN (Ethernet) and was unable to "see" the CD on the other iMac at all. The computers (2 iMacs and 1 PPC 8500) are setup for full access to all drives from any other machine but no removable media drives seem to be accessible. If you have accessed media from a remote removable drive I would be *very* interested in knowing specifically how to accomplish this as one of our iMacs has a bad CD ROM drive currently. Wally [EMAIL PROTECTED] iMac (Grape, Revision D), 333MHz, 160MB RAM, 6GB Hard Drive, Tray Loading CD iMac (Lime, Revision D), 333MHz, 96MB RAM, 6GB Hard Drive, Tray Loading CD Power PC 8500/180, 180MHz, 32MB RAM, 1GB Hard Drive, Tray Loading CD Linksys EtherFast Cable / DSL Router (Model: BEFSR41) Apple OS 9.1 and Apple OS 8.6 -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/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/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
