I am sending this to your personal email account as the original got bounced by my ISP. While I figure that one out I thot I'd send this to for now. Thanks.
Hello Mathieu, I do have the two computers connected with a crossover cable. My original post was too quick and without enough detail. The imac of course has built in ethernet. I bought a Farallon Etherwave LC and it is connected to the iMac by a crossover cable. The appletalk connection works like a charm between the two machines even though they are running two different systems. I am able to transfer files quite easily after I turn file sharing on and connect via Appletalk. I am especially pleased with the Network Browser application accessed within the apple menu on the iMac running 9.1. It is easy to connect that way. I am new to OS X.1 and just haven't seen a lot of info on the nuts and bolts of connecting two computers directly. I am not in a position to connect them through a router at this time and would like to connect them with my crossover cable. I connect the two as for the moment I have no other way of backing up important files from the iMac. I would appreciate any help I can get on this, from websites, to tutorials, to exchange of information or how-to's from this list. Thank you in advance for any help. >Hi > >sorry about the jargon. NIC is the often used PC/Windows term for >what's also called an "ethernet card" (NIC = network interface card). > >Before MacOS 10.1 (that is, in MacOS 10.0.x) you could not network >using AppleTalk to older machines, but now in 10.1 you can. So your >job of networking the older machines to a newer machine running a >newer OS should go smoother. > >You said you had a n iMac running 9.1 and an older 5200 running >8.1. Are they both connected to each other in any way? > >If not, then one way to network them together is use a "cross-over >cable" which is an thernet cable (rj-45) which is crossed, so each >computer sees the right send or receive ends. > >The other way is to use two standard ether net cables (also called >"straight-through" or patch cables) connected to a Hub. > >You have lots of choices. I'm using a router which is conencted to a >cable modem and all my macs and pc and unix boxes connect through to >the internet and to each other through the router. > >Maybe if you give us more info about what you have and what you want >to do, then we can help you out with some pointers and free adive. > >:) > >Mat X >*********************************************************** >Computer Technician, Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design >*********************************************************** >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ Joseph H. Kimmel [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- MacNetwork is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... XRouter Pro | Share your DSL or cable modem between multiple computers! Dr. Bott | Only $199 <http://www.drbott.com/prod/MIH130.html> Now shipping! Farallon Wireless SkyLINE PCI Card for Mac Desktops! <http://www.farallon.com/le/skyline/pci/index.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> MacNetwork list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/macnet.html> 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/macnetwork%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
