Connecting IMAC OSX 3.9 to IMAC OS 8.6

I have tried to connect these two computers via an ethernet connection and following the "file sharing" steps. In my Connect To Server dialog box, the old IMAC does not show up. I've also typed in the IP address of the old computer and it does not recognize the server. What am I doing wrong?

Mary-Ellen, Welcome to the discussion area!
See the information in AppleTalk issues (from KB 106461).

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If you bring up Safari browser, and go to www.google.com, does it give you an error?
It is possible that you are not getting DNS. From the OSX terminal can you run the following two commands
1. dig www.google.com
2. ifconfig en0
3. ifconfig en1
4. ping -c 3 www.google.com
1. Example output...
; <<>> DiG 9.8.3-P1 <<>> www.google.com
;; global options: +cmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 44161
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 5, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0
;; QUESTION SECTION:
;www.google.com. IN A
;; ANSWER SECTION:
www.google.com. 92 IN A 173.194.121.18
www.google.com. 92 IN A 173.194.121.20
www.google.com. 92 IN A 173.194.121.16
www.google.com. 92 IN A 173.194.121.17
www.google.com. 92 IN A 173.194.121.19
;; Query time: 43 msec
;; SERVER: 192.168.1.1#53(192.168.1.1)
;; WHEN: Sat Sep 6 17:19:56 2014
;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 112
Example output for commands 2 and 3
ifconfig en0
en0: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
ether b8:e8:56:35:bf:e2
inet6 fe80::bae8:56ff:fe35:bfe2%en0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x4
inet 192.168.1.9 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.1.255
nd6 options=1<PERFORMNUD>
media: autoselect
status: active
ifconfig en1
en1: flags=8963<UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,PROMISC,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
options=60<TSO4,TSO6>
ether 72:00:00:79:ee:b0
media: autoselect <full-duplex>
status: inactive
Example output of 4.
ping -c 3 www.google.com
PING www.google.com (173.194.121.18): 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 173.194.121.18: icmp_seq=0 ttl=250 time=9.049 ms
64 bytes from 173.194.121.18: icmp_seq=1 ttl=250 time=10.568 ms
64 bytes from 173.194.121.18: icmp_seq=2 ttl=250 time=9.393 ms
--- www.google.com ping statistics ---
3 packets transmitted, 3 packets received, 0.0% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max/stddev = 9.049/9.670/10.568/0.650 ms

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Not sure that I have selected the correct forum. Hope my questions are clearly stated.
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Thank you

Lately, I have been seeing a lot of posts with users trying to use their Macs/iMacs to mirror their streaming video from their Macs to an HDTV.
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You need to have or invest in a WiFi capable router for all of these examples.
Apple TV only integrates with WiFi and newer Mac hardware. So, if you want to have total integrated experience, if you have a 2011 Mac or newer, you might as well pay the $100 for the AppleTV box.
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Thanx for reply!
My mistake - one of iMac's is 2010 (iMac11,3).
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Reset SMC. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4673
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HP Photosmart Premium 410
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Welcome to the Support Communities!
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3669
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List of printer and scanner software available for OS X
This list is subject to change. This list is updated as new printer or scanner software becomes available, or when a manufacturer discontinues support for a printer or scanner model. Software Update may display software newer than what is listed in this article for a short period of time after each update becomes available.
* = Vendor software recently updated.
+ = Vendor software recently added.
Hewlett-Packard (HP)
Company website 
Software available
HP Photosmart Prem C410 series *
4.2.1
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http://support.apple.com/kb/PH14141
I hope this information helps ....
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