>Outbound sure, you can connect to AppleshareIP servers from your >workstation in OS 8 and beyond; but for inbound (to share your stuff) via >AppleshareIP I thought you had to buy something extra.... but I usually >just set up ftp for access outside of the LAN anyway so may have missed >something. I should look at that again sometime. But AppleshareIP server >is going out of vogue anyway with OS X, right?
Yes, AppleShare IP is dead in OS X - no need, you've got everything built into the OS (apache, samba, etc). As for outbound connections, it doesn't so much matter what OS you are running, but which version of AppleShare - as long as the system software supports that version, you can connect to IP servers. I forget which version it is, but you could run it on 7.6, I'm pretty sure.... But, under OS 9.x, you can configure File Sharing over TCP/IP. A simple check box allows you to connect to your mac from anywhere in the world, provided you know the IP address. Essentially, it makes your Mac a _very_ low end AppleShare IP server. Apple bought a version of Open Door Networks' ShareWay IP and integrated it into OS 9. You can even use TCP/IP to do program linking (for anyone that actually uses that feature - does anybody?! I use it occasionally for AppleScripts, but that's about it) ShareWay IP (not freeware - yes, you do have to buy it, though there is a demo) works on all versions of OS 8. Great software - I used a site licensed copy to serve up files on a 8100 running 8.5 in college during my days as the dorm's computer lab admin. AppleShare IP was too $$ for a 144 person dorm and the university had a site license for everyone on campus to run ShareWay IP. You are right about personal web sharing - port 80 is often blocked (but not always). My cox@home connection didn't block port 80. I also ran FileMaker from time to time on port 491 (the common alternative, since port 80 was being used by PWS). But if we are worried about port scanning, it doesn't matter so much if your users get confused by what port your server is on (80 v. anything). What matters is that you COULD have open ports for scanners to see. Still, mountain out of a mole-hill. Even w/ AFP and HTTP running on open ports, the chances the Mac will be hacked are so minimal as to be inconsequential. Viruses are another story, but the last Mac virus I saw was back in '98 with that AutoStart infected MacAddict disk. I don't want to preach complacency, but really, Macs are very secure. Peace, Drew -- <http://homepage.mac.com/alk/> "There are of course many problems connected with life, of which some of the most popular are `Why are people born?' `Why do they die?' `Why do they spend so much of the intervening time wearing digital watches?'" -- Douglas Adams' "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy." -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
