Getting File Sharing to work with Mac OS 9 (and Mac OS 10.1): is it possible?

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Getting File Sharing to work with Mac OS 9 (and Mac OS 10.1): is it possible?

Hello!

I have File Sharing set up on my 2014 2.6 GHz Mac mini running Mac OS X Yosemite. Any device in my arsenal running Panther or better (maybe even Jaguar, but I don't have it on anything) can access it. However, my 600 MHz Graphite iMac running 10.1 (with a partition for 9.2.2) and my 400 MHz AGP Power Mac G4 (when it's on its 9.2.2 hard drive) cannot access it. I believe I have read this somewhere that this is not possible within the default software, however, I would like to know some alternatives. Is there anything I can do client-wise OR receiver-wise to make this work? I have tried Fetch 4.0.3 on the Power Mac with no success. Additionally, the Mac mini being my main computer, I would prefer to stick to that computer, but would like to see alternatives.

Thank you for the input!

Mac mini, OS X Yosemite (10.10.3)

Posted on Jun 3, 2015 9:10 AM

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Camotoy Author

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Jun 3, 2015 9:27 AM in response to Camotoy

In addition:

Mac OS 9.2.2 gives different responses when I use Chooser or Network Browser: Chooser just attempts to "Contact" it forever, and Network Browser says, "This file server uses an incompatible version of the AFP protocol". Mac OS 10.1 says that it cannot find a server.

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BDAqua

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Jun 3, 2015 10:30 AM in response to Camotoy

Haven't tried it past 10.5.8 since no longer have an OS9 Mac. 😟

But Appletalk was the big problem,it no longer works for files.

My notes on it...

OSX.4.x lost the file transfer ability of Appletalk... 10.1.5 thru 10.3.9 had it!

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301183

With OS9 set with Appletalk to using TCP/IP, and or Chooser>AppleShare+IP, you can connect to the 10.4.8 machine.

Another solution is OpenDoor's $39 Shareway IP, (some OS7, 8, 9 releases had a limited version included)...

http://www.opendoor.com/shareway/

Which makes OS9 Tiger compatable.

"Mac OS X 10.4 and later don't support Personal File Sharing (or other AFP) over Appletalk, though by initiating the connection from the opposite direction you could still achieve an IP connection from a Mac OS 8 computer to a sharing Mac OS X computer. The Network preference pane in Mac OS X 10.4 and later still offers the AppleTalk checkbox, but it is for browsing AppleTalk-advertised resources and zones. The subsequent connection must be over TCP/IP."

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106461

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Jan Hedlund

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Jun 9, 2015 8:02 PM in response to Camotoy

The table at http://www.applefool.com/se30/#afpnetwork could perhaps be of interest to you. An alternative solution could possibly be to test a small FTP server (like the now free NetPresenz) on a Mac OS 9 computer; an FTP client at a modern computer should allow you to gain access to this FTP server (fetch/download or put/upload files).

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