File Sharing: OS 9.0.4 to OS 10.4.7

I'm trying to move documents and files from my old Mac PPC 6500/275 (running OS 9.0.4) to my new iMac PPC G4 (running OS 10.4.7).
They are connected with an ethernet cable, the only physical connection method the two machines have in common.
I've performed and double-checked all the setup steps described elsewhere in the knowledge base. The new computer "sees" the old one, but when I click "connect," I get one of two messages: 1) "Connection failed: This server may not exist or is not operational at this time," or 2) "This computer uses an incompatible verson of AFP protocol. You cannot connect to it."
Is there a way to make these two machines share, or must I find some alternate way to move my files to the new machine?
Thanks!
iMac PPC G4   Mac OS X (10.4.7)  

Thanks for your reply!
Your FAQ was helpful, but didn't solve things. A couple of things I encountered were different. 1) The TCP/IP setup screen on the OS 9 machine is labelled "TCP/IP (AOL 5)"-I use AOL as my ISP-and on that screen there was no option to configure it as "appletalk." I chose "manual" and entered the IP, subnet, and router ID numbers you supplied. 2) On the OS X machine, after following your FAQ steps, when I click "Connect to Server," I get the message "Looking up afp://192.168.168.1" and after 30 seconds or so, a "Connection failed ... server may not exist" message.
I seem to recall reading somewhere in the knowledgebase that under some conditions, Appletalk doesn't work for networking in 10.4.7, but I may be mistaken about that. Any further hints?
Thanks again!

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