Re: G4 Server Idea

2011-11-14 Thread Bill Connelly
On Nov 13, 2011, at 2:17 PM, Alexander Gomes wrote: You can also use the mac as a webserver. I used to use one myself a few years back for those very reasons. I still have a sawtooth G4 350 that I use for FTP access on my home network. Just remember that pretty much anything server related,

Re: G4 Server Idea

2011-11-14 Thread Bill Connelly
On Nov 13, 2011, at 1:18 PM, Alexander Gomes wrote: OSX comes out of the box ready for that. Open system prefs, sharing and enable ftp access. You will need to port forward port 21 on your router to that system so it will be accessable from the net. FTP Access doesn't show up in my list

Re: G4 Server Idea

2011-11-14 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Nov 14, 2011, at 7:44 AM, Bill Connelly wrote: FTP Access doesn't show up in my list of Services under System Preferences Sharing ... I'm running OS X 10.5.8 ... wonder what the issue is? I only have one Account, and it is Administrator controlled. Google is your friend:

Re: G4 Server Idea

2011-11-14 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Nov 14, 2011, at 7:44 AM, Bill Connelly wrote: On Nov 13, 2011, at 1:18 PM, Alexander Gomes wrote: OSX comes out of the box ready for that. Open system prefs, sharing and enable ftp access. You will need to port forward port 21 on your router to that system so it will be accessable

Re: G4 Server Idea

2011-11-14 Thread Dan
At 9:01 AM -0700 11/14/2011, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Nov 14, 2011, at 7:44 AM, Bill Connelly wrote: FTP Access doesn't show up in my list of Services under System Preferences Sharing ... I'm running OS X 10.5.8 ... http://www.ehow.com/how_4674062_set-server-mac-os-leopard.html wow.

Re: G4 Server Idea

2011-11-14 Thread JoeTaxpayer
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Re: G4 Server Idea

2011-11-14 Thread Bill Connelly
On Nov 14, 2011, at 11:01 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Nov 14, 2011, at 7:44 AM, Bill Connelly wrote: FTP Access doesn't show up in my list of Services under System Preferences Sharing ... I'm running OS X 10.5.8 ... wonder what the issue is? I only have one Account, and it is

G4 Server Idea

2011-11-13 Thread Bill Connelly
Could I use one of my Macs, as a Server through my DSL connection? I am considering what to do since Verizon dropped the ability to use ftp with my artsite, through Adobe Golive. I could buy space on something like GoDaddy.com, but I don't care for the idea of another internet bill. Paying

Re: G4 Server Idea

2011-11-13 Thread Alexander Gomes
OSX comes out of the box ready for that. Open system prefs, sharing and enable ftp access. You will need to port forward port 21 on your router to that system so it will be accessable from the net. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4,

Re: G4 Server Idea

2011-11-13 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Nov 13, 2011, at 10:04 AM, Bill Connelly wrote: Could I use one of my Macs, as a Server through my DSL connection? I am considering what to do since Verizon dropped the ability to use ftp with my artsite, through Adobe Golive. I could buy space on something like GoDaddy.com, but I

Re: G4 Server Idea

2011-11-13 Thread Alexander Gomes
You can also use the mac as a webserver. I used to use one myself a few years back for those very reasons. I still have a sawtooth G4 350 that I use for FTP access on my home network. Just remember that pretty much anything server related, our G3's and G4's out of the box will work perfectly with.