At 09:33 AM -0800 01/24/2003, Keith A. Wiley wrote: >3 macs on a LAN, one running 9.2 and the other two running 8.6. I've >been using AppleTalk, mostly because it is so damn easy, but now I'm >am considering switching to TCP/IP
AppleTalk and TCP/IP are two different protocol stacks, that pretty much ignore each other. You can do file sharing over IP instead of EtherTalk, but the performance gain is only slight; perhaps not worth the effort. You'd also have to buy some software to make it work on the Mac OS 8.6 machines (ShareWay IP, from OpenDoor). >One of these machine I use to dial into the internet with, so TCP/IP is >already configured for that. Of course because it is dial-up the address is >dynamic. Would adding another configuration with a manually supplied address >screw this up? Would I have to switch back and forth between configurations >when I wanted to access the network or the internet? If you choose to share files over IP, then yes, you'll have switch back and forth between configurations. Or, you could do some routing. IMO, routing is the way to go! That way you can even access the internet from your other Macs. Check out IPNetRouter, from Sustworks. http://www.sustworks.com/ - Dan. (a Sustworks reseller) -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.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/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
