Help ibook to powerbook

hi-
i want to connect my ibook g4 to my powerbook g3 (lombard, mac os 9.1, 320 MB, 6 BG) via ethernet cord. i want to get some files off of my powerbook. is there any way i can do that? also, i want to put mac os 10.4 on my powerbook, i have the cds but my powerbook doesn't have a dvd drive, just a cd-rom. what otherway can i put tiger on my powerbook? can i do it by the ethernet cord? please go through this step by step, and i'll try not to get lost
thanks, Jordan

You actually can transfer file using ethernet and a regular cable (no loopback), if you setup private IP address for each machine (say, 192.168.10.1 for Box A and 192.168.10.2 for Box B)
I use it all of the time to move files between machines when I don't have a LAN around
I use SSH, I'm not sure about that Lombard, but SSH (client & server) it is standard on any recern Os X release, get a client for the Lombard, and setup on the Sharing option of the System Preferences, choose 'Services' and enable 'Remote Login'.
There are graphical clients, but I'm not sure if there is one available for the Lombard.
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