On Jun 18, 2005, at 12:11 PM, Donna Hood Pointer wrote:
I want to connect my 520 to my newer machines via ethernet to
transfer files. I have a 520 with a PPC upgrade board, running
system 7.5.5. I own a transceiver, but I've never used it. I have
MACTCP 2.0.6. in the Chooser, I have a choice of LocalTalk,
Ethernet, or AOL.
I have an iMac and a PBG4 both running wirelessly to an Airport
Extreme, which has an ethernet IN connection (actually WAN and
LAN). I also own a Lynksys 8-port router (not wireless) which used
to act as a DHCP server for my iMac. I used the Lynksys as a
firewall between the iMac and the cable modem and it was serving
DHCP to my iMac. I assume that the airport does that for me know,
and the Airport is serving DHCP. both my iMac and my PB are
receiving wireless signals from the Airport.
My plan had been to connect the iMac directly to the Airport;
however, it sounds like I could connect my PB520 there instead. Is
this so? If so, could I then transfer files to my newer computers?
From what I can find out, I can go old system to X but not the
other way around. that's OK.
Do I have the proper control panels to do this. Do I need Open
Transport? I don't think it is available in 7.5.5. I don't see
anything similar in the control panels.
Open Transport is certainly available for 7.5.5, but you'll have to
download it from Apple. At the same time get the latest Appleshare
version for your system, which has the Appleshare over IP stuff you
need. (which needs Open Transport to work)
Once those are installed set up tcp/ip to get an IP address
automatically, connect the transceiver to the Mac, the ethernet from
the router to the transceiver and you should get a IP address. In
7.5.5 I think you'll need to manually enter the router IP address,
which is the address of your router, I think that's the DNS address,
too. I forget; DHCP behavior changed between 7.5-8-9 and I forget
where exactly. With 8.1 on my 540C all I need to do is select DHCP.
Now fire up Chooser, click on Appleshare, and if you don't see the
computers in the list, click on Server IP address, enter the IP
address of your OS X macs, and you're golden.
--
Bruce Johnson
"no matter where you go, there you are", B. Banzai
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