Hi the crossover cable trick works likes a charm.... I should work well with your two machines, using OSX or OS9 or OS8
In OSX the "Chooser" has disappeared and the "network broser" has mutated and is now found under the Finder's "GO" menu, or "cmd-k" key combination. Also, As I said previously, OSX 10.1 will connect to older appletalk only machines, like OS 8.1. It should discover it (list it) in the possible machines to connect to in the new "network broswer" and the syntax will something like afp://at:5200mac Use the "system preferences" app (the new control panels) to access the "network" pref pane and set the network to see your network card (ethernet built-in port) and configure it as you would with a cross-over cable using tcp-ip, if need be. standard private ip network info: (using the crossover cable) ip="192.168.1.1" subnet="255.255.255.0" router="192.168.1.1" that will work. might not need it for simple appletalk only transfers. Not sitting in front of my OSX box right now to be 100% accurate but that should start you off in the right direction. OSX 10.1 is a different looking beast than MacOS classic (regular flavour) and it looks like a Unix box + WindowsPC + NeXT. Things are diff places. The OSX box hsould auto hope that helps. matx > > 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... > > Now shipping! 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