At 3:37 PM -0600 2/22/2003, Robert Eye wrote: >I'm tryning to figure out why I can *no longer* connect my iMac >(original Bondi) to my PB5300cs via ethernet. > >PB setup - MacOS 8.1 (just did a fresh install to see if that was >the problem - it doesn't appear to be), 40 MB RAM, GV Platinum Pro >modem/ethernet card, AppleTalk set to Alternate Ethernet and turned >On. > >I open the File Sharing control panel, set up a Network Identity, >and click on the Start button underneath "File Sharing off" and >wait - and wait and wait. The folder icon has the network symbol >blinking on and off next to it, but file sharing never starts - I >hear HD activity for a little bt but then it stops (FWIW, the iMac >HD activity contiues until the Start/Cancel File Sharing button says >Stop, the the HD activity ceases). It just says "File Sharing >starting up" and will stay like that until the battery dies an hour >and a half later, if I let it go that long. > >The MAJOR pain about this is that it *used* to work. > >I can turn on file sharing on the iMac and connect to the PB that >way - the iMac's shared HD comes right up on the PB screen, and I >can transfer files back and forth, so I assume that the ethernet >connection is working ok. > >I also went through Apple's suggestions on their Knowledge Base on >file sharing a PB5300, but to no avail.
The usual cause of this is a corrupt AppleShare PDS file on the harddisk. This is an invisible file at the root level of any shared harddisk. The cure is to use ResEdit or another utility to make the file visible and then trash it. Next time you startup FileSharing it will create a new version of this file. The AppleShare PDS file contains all of the privileges for folders so trashing it will reset them. -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" -- 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
