Use of MapTool on environment with no internal network

Question

Is it possible to use MapTool on an environment with no internal network? All nodes are directly linked to the internet 

Answer 1

If you have access to a FireWire equipped Mac that is capable of running 10.2, then you can do it. The iBook G4 can't run 10.2, though.
If you do manage to get access to one, here's how to do it:
1. Start the PowerBook G3 in Target Disk Mode (hold down 't' on boot.)
2. Connect the PowerBook G3 via FireWire to the 'host' computer. (I'll call it an iBook, just for ease of talking.)
3. Start the host iBook up off the 10.2 CD.
4. Install to the 'external FireWire drive' that is really the PowerBook G3.
5. Reboot the PowerBook G3, it will be running 10.2
I used a similar method to get Tiger onto a Lombard (USB, no FireWire) G3. I installed to a hard drive that was in a combo FireWire/USB hard drive, then 'Carbon Copy'ed that drive via USB onto the Lombard's internal drive.
But, since your iBook requires 10.3 or newer, I don't think you can use that method with your setup. The only way you could do it is with an external FireWire CD drive. (Which IS bootable on that model.)
Unfortunately, I know of no way of convincing the computer that an external hard drive is really a CD drive, and no way of convincing your iBook to install 10.2 onto any drive. (I just tried rebooting my 10.3+ eMac with a 10.2 install CD, no go.) Of course, if you had a legal 10.3 or 10.4 install CD/DVD, you could install one of those onto the PowerBook using the method above, since the iBook is happy to install them.