Connecting ibook and Power Mac via Ethernet

Is it possible to connect my ibook g4, with my Power Mac G4 via ethernet? I simply want to make it so I can swap files between the two. They're both running Tiger, 10.4.11, if that means anything at all. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Mac OS X file sharing ( hope you know another language than english ). You need to go into sharing & turn on file sharing. It will share your public folder.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106461
The Mac OS client shares the the public folder. You may try putting an alias in your public folder to the flash drive. To share the flash drive directly, you need SharePoints.
The Mac OS X client version contains most of the sharing software. It doesn't contain an extensive GUI for manipulating the software configuration.
"SharePoints is an application or a preference pane that makes it easy to add and delete share points like in the old Finder. In Mac OS X, by default, you are limited to sharing only what is in your public folder in your home directory. This program makes it easy to share any folder."
http://www.hornware.com/sharepoints/
Mac OS includes support for NFS, the native Unix network file sharing system. You may share files between Mac OS X systems with NFS as well as other Unix Systems. However, the documentation on how you make the shares is rather limited. Once you learn how to configure the net info database with the netinfo command, the shares are not too hard to make.
"NFS Manager is a graphical user interface to control all built-in NFS features of Mac OS X. "
http://www.bresink.de/osx/NFSManager.html

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I have an existing Windows network at home, with a Motorola Surfborad Cable Modem, Linksys Wired Cable/DSL VPN Router with 5-port 10/100 switch (BEFVP41), Linksys Wireless G Access Point (WAP54G), Linksys Etherfast 10/100 Workgroup Switches (EZXS55W v3) and several connected devices including: two Windows Desktops (wired), a Humax TiVo (wireless), Two (2) SlimDevice Squeezeboxes (wireless), and a Microsoft X-Box game system.
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Also, if I try to access either the Router or the WAP via their respective Access URL's: http://10.0.1.1/ & http://10.0.1.2/ nothing happens.
I have disconnected all the other connected devices and tried to connect them with no results.
Re-starting the cable modem, router or WAP didn't help.
If I connect one of the Windows PC's to the same cable I have tried unsuccessfully with the Power Mac, The Windows PC connects to both the Network and Internet immediately!
Additionally, I have checked out the entire wiring system, which are Cat5E cables. This included re-checking all connectors and testing each wire run. All cables are "straight through" with no opens, shorts or cross0overs.
I am sure that I am doing something wrong and that there is an "easy fix", but it's beyond my meager knowledge.
If someone can supply me with "Step by Step", detailed instructions on how to accomplish this, please help me.
Sincerely,
Gordy in Reading, MA - USA
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Hi Gordy,
Well, that's certainly some setup you've got there.
Also, if I try to access either the Router or the WAP via their respective Access URL's: http://10.0.1.1/ & http://10.0.1.2/ nothing happens.
I'm not sure about those URL's. Plug your PowerMac into the router , then launch Safari and type 192.168.1.100 in the address bar it should allow you to access the routers settings via the web-based utility. Please check and see if that much that works and post back.
Jrsy

IBook and Power Mac G3

Not sure where to post this topic-
I am interested in creating and editting video with my iBook (G4, 768MB RAM, 30GB Hard Drive, 12inch). I have been offered a Power Mac G3 running OS 9.2.
OK- could I use that Power Mac as an alternate Hard Drive (to store projects)?
A sort of "external" hard drive, that is. The Power Mac G3 has a 13GB Hard Drive, with I understand is WAY below any external hard drive currently on the market.
It should be noted that I only video blog. That being said, my videos aren't an hour long; rather, no longer than 5-10 minutes at most.
Thanks

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Directly Connect Two Macs Via Ethernet

This has certainly been answered before, but a quick search didn't give any results. So here goes ...
I wanted to connect two macs via ethernet. I use the mount tool in finder "connect to server" all the time with machines on a network, but I've never done with with two macs directly connected.
So I connect them and my first instinct is to check the IP address of the machine I want to connect to. I then go to "connect to server" and type it in using the AFP protocol, but it doesn't work.
At this point I'm stumped and not sure what to do. I don't use the "network" item in the finder sidebar very often but I clicked it, and sure enough the machine I want to connect to was listed, and I was able to connect / mount.
So here's my question ... if I wanted to use "connect to server" tool, or even mount it manually with the mount command, how would I do it? Is it using AFP still to mount and the IP address is just bogus? Something else going on?

But I'm telling you I tried using the IP address ... here, let me try again ...
I find this address on the machine I want to connect to: 169.254.177.122
I put this into "connect to server" on the machine I want to connect from: afp://169.254.177.122
It spins for a while, then says it can't connect. Strangely, if I do a cmd-i on the machine in the network sidebar, it says: nfs:// automount ... into /Network
So are you sure putting in the ip should work? If so what am I doing wrong?
Okay ... plot thickens. When I cmd-i after I connect, it indeed says it is an AFP connect, but it gives the "local" name, say powerbook.local. But then, if I "ping powerbook.local" if gives me back the same IP I tried in connect to server. Huh?
mbp:~ rjcarr$ ping powerbook.local
PING powerbook.local (169.254.177.122): 56 data bytes
Weird. It isn't that big of a deal ... I just like to know what is going on.

Incompatibilities between Gigabit Ethernet PCI cards and Power Mac G5?

Hi,
we recently bought a Digicom PCI LAN GIGA32 Ethernet card to upgrade our Power Mac G5 1.8GHz server. The OS on the G5 is Mac OS X Server 10.4.8 (8L127).
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Are there any other report of incompatibilites between Ethernet PCI cards with Realtek chipsets and Power Mac G5?
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or do you want to trunk/bond interfaces or route
between interfaces?
Just experimenting…
The interface that Apple had in G4 Xserves (Broadcomm
chipset) 64 bit PCI would perhaps be a good buy if
you can find it (available as spare part?).
http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/OSX/osx_networkcards.html
Thanks a lot for the link and the Broadcomm chipset hint.
Meanwhile, I found that the Realtek website features a driver download for Mac OS X 10.4 and Ethernet cards with the 8169S-32 chipset (the one featured by the Digicom card tested).
I think I'll give it a try and let you know how it goes.

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I have a time capsule and a macbook. I used to backup my data with the time capsule via ethernet. Now there was an update to airport I guess and since then the menue to configure the time capsule looks different and now I have trouble finding out how to set up the connection between macbook and time capsule via ethernet. I dont want the WLAN to be used so I want the ethernet be the connecting part of both esp because i want to backup lots of data now but Im missing the setting that said use use time capsule via ethernet. I just dont know how to set it up now.
I have the ethernet cable in the very left ethernet slot next to the reset button of the time capsule and its also plugged in to the ethernet slot on the macbook. But what are the settings for this connection.
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Hi there, I've had a search around this forum and I can't find an exact response to my query (most likely my search string blows).
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Hi there, I've had a search around this forum and I
can't find an exact response to my query (most likely
my search string blows).
Try searching Mail Help instead (see below). Another place to search for this type of information is http://search.info.apple.com/.
I would be willing to use iMAP if there
is a way I can get my iBook to automatically download
the full message bodies without me having to open
each email or select its folder.
Is there a way to do this?
Yes. If you type IMAP in the Mail Help search box you should find an article titled Synchronizing an IMAP account to use offline that contains the information you're looking for.

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I'm looking for a way to sync my bookmarks between my power book and power mac. Is there an easy way to do this?
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Matt

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Connecting Mac book pro to power mac via wireless network

I've bought a mac book pro and am now trying to transfer some files from my old power mac to the mac book, yesterday all I did was turn file sharing on and use finder to connect to the mac book through network on the side bar.
Today I try the same thing and it says "The server may not exist or it is not operational at this time. Check the server name or IP address and try again."
I'm not interested in a work around I can probably find one myself, what I would like to know is where can I check what the power mac thinks the IP address of the mac book is? I can see the server name and that's right and I know the sharing options are the same as yesterday, Mac OS suggests you check these things but as I didn't set them and it found them on its own, where are they?
P.S. Why does it also offer me the option to "Fix Alias" for a network item when all that does is open finder for this computers so I can point it at something on the hard drive?
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John Cooper wrote:
I've bought a mac book pro and am now trying to transfer some files from my old power mac to the mac book, yesterday all I did was turn file sharing on and use finder to connect to the mac book through network on the side bar.
Today I try the same thing and it says "The server may not exist or it is not operational at this time. Check the server name or IP address and try again."
I'm not interested in a work around I can probably find one myself, what I would like to know is where can I check what the power mac thinks the IP address of the mac book is? I can see the server name and that's right and I know the sharing options are the same as yesterday, Mac OS suggests you check these things but as I didn't set them and it found them on its own, where are they?
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P.S. Why does it also offer me the option to "Fix Alias" for a network item when all that does is open finder for this computers so I can point it at something on the hard drive?
No idea.
- cfr
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Connecting aiport extreme and airport express via ethernet cable ?

Is it possible to connect an airport extreme to an airport express via ethernet cable, I ask because I want to expand the range of my wifi network to the basement of my house, the floors are really thick concrete so I installed some ethernet cable runs, I hope somebody can help me, thank you.

+How do I do it ? Do I connect the modem to the airport extreme and then run the ethernet cable from one of the extreme's ethernet ports to the express ethernet on the basememt and a second cable from another of the extreme's ethernet connectors to the express on the second floor+
Yes, this is exactly correct.
To configure each AirPort Express (AX)
Open AirPort Utility, click Manual Setup
Click the Base Station tab below the icons to name your device, assign a device password and adjust time zone settings. Give each Express a separate name so you can identify then easily.
Click the Wireless tab
Wireless Mode...Create a Wireless Network
Wireless Network Name...Exact same name as your AirPort Extreme network
Radio Mode 802.11n (802.11b/g compatible) if you want to use 2.4 GHz
Channel...Automatic
Wireless Security...Exact same setting as your AirPort Extreme network
Wireless Password....Exact same setting as your AirPort Extreme network
Click the Internet icon
Change the Connection Sharing setting at the bottom to "Off (Bridge Mode)"
Click Update at the lower right and the AirPort Express will restart in 20-30 seconds
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Please post back on your progress.

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I have a two Mac Airport network at the office and a Mac at home; all 10.4.6. I now have a static IP addresses at each location (same ISP). I'd like to be able to log into my computer at the office (I am admin on both at the office) from home, open documents, work on them, and then save them back to my office computer (I don't need to log into my assistant's computer from home). I know it's possible to do, but I don't know how and can't find anything giving me understandable, step-by-step instructions on how to "connect to server" or whatever one does to access an off site computer. I've been using Macs since 1984, but am by no means technicaally oriented. Firewalls and FTP Access and Remote Login and everything else in that part of Preferences scares me. I don't want to do something and lose my office wireless connection.
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In reply:
Summing up, the first steps to take are:
1. (As) Detailed (as possible) description of your
home/office networks. This means:
a) Network flow: how many devices are on each network
and how they're connected: i.e.
DSLModem-->Router-->MacG5-->iMacG4-->Printer
Office - 2 devices -iMac and eMac G4 (10.4.6); Cable>Router>Dual Ethernet AirPort; Printer out of AirPort.
Home - no network - Cable>Router>iBook G3>printer
b) Broadband connection info: DSL/cable/satelite? You
already stated that you have Static IPs (that's good,
everything will be easier + more reliable)
Cable
c) TCP/IP settings for your Macs (connection type:
DHCP/manually etc). You can also take screenshots of
the TCP/IP settings and post 'em here as this is
better for us to spot any wrong settings. To find the
TCP/IP settings for each Mac: System
Preferences-->Network-->AirPort/Ethernet-->TCP/IP
Office - Configure Using DHCP; IP Address and Subnet Mask and Router are all established (my ISP who is a Mac freak set this up for me); I believe the office and home are the same except at home the connection is by ethernet and not an AirPort
d) Familiarize yourself with your routers (or
modem/router combo), how to log-in to your router's
configuration pages (consult the router's manual).
Also, post info on make/model of your router(s)
This was all set up by my ISP and cable company; I have no manuals; any modem trouble, they come fix. The modems are Scientific-Atlanta "Webstar"
2. Description of the kind of work you want to do via
your home/office network.
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You can also take a look @
Apple's Remote Desktop solution. It's not free, but
provides a solution for joining networks like yours
and a nice interface to go through most of the
settings. Check the specs and see for yourself.
Macs running 9.x, Macs
running 10.4.x and SGI workstations running Irix
6.5.x

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I have been unable to connect my Mac for file transfer. I followed the directions on the following sites:
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http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106471
I connected both computer via an ethernet cable and used the 'Connect to Server' option in the finder. It searches for a while and then gives me the following error:
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The folder i specified is open for sharing and i've run the network wizard on the PC. I can't seem to figure out what's wrong.
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Have been using an old D-Link router to connect G4 10.5.8 via airport, Macbook 10.5.8 via airport, Windows laptop XP via wireless and G3 OS 8.6 via ethernet. The G3 because it seems to be the only option for an old, slow but still nice quality printing on a Personal Laserwriter.
In order to improve speed and range bought an Airport Extreme Base Station and all the wireless connections are as predicted faster and range is much better.
But ethernet connection to the G3 doesn't work. Perhaps I need to manually insert router settings in TCP/IP?

gasmac wrote:
Have been using an old D-Link router to connect G4 10.5.8 via airport, Macbook 10.5.8 via airport, Windows laptop XP via wireless and G3 OS 8.6 via ethernet. The G3 because it seems to be the only option for an old, slow but still nice quality printing on a Personal Laserwriter.
In order to improve speed and range bought an Airport Extreme Base Station and all the wireless connections are as predicted faster and range is much better.
But ethernet connection to the G3 doesn't work. Perhaps I need to manually insert router settings in TCP/IP?
A while ago Ethernet ports needed to be connected with the right type of cable: "cross-over" or "straight through". At some point Apple switched to "auto-sensing" Ethernet ports. Your G3 may predate that switch. What I don't know is whether you need one or the other type of cable if one device is auto-sensing and the other device isn't.
When you connect the G3 to the AirPort Extreme unit, is the green light at that Ethernet port on the AirPort unit green? If it is, then the AirPort unit is recognizing that there's a device connected to that port.
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