File sharing 10.4.8 with 9.2.2

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File sharing 10.4.8 with 9.2.2

After upgrading my Dual 1.25 G4 from 10.3.9 to 10.4.8, I am no longer able to connect (file sharing) to the older Macs running 9.2.2 on my wired Ethernet network. On the older Mac I have file sharing on, AppleTalk is on and TCP/IP connection is enabled. When I try to connect I get one of the following errors:

Connection failed… This file server uses an incompatible version of the AFP protocol. You cannot connect to it.

Connection failed… The server may not exist or it is not operational at this time. Check the server name or IP address and try again.

How can I make this work? I really don’t want to go back to 10.3

G4 - 2x1.25MHz, Mac OS X (10.4.8)

Posted on Dec 7, 2006 1:58 PM

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Answer 1

BDAqua

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Dec 7, 2006 2:40 PM in response to The_Hawk

Apple dropped Appletalk as a method of file transfer in 10.4.x.:-(

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

It can still be done by IP... on the OS9 machine, set Appletalk to use "TCP/IP", in Chooser>AppleShare, type in the IP of the G4... connects faster than OSX does!

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rhwalker

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Dec 7, 2006 6:16 PM in response to The_Hawk

The Mac OS 9.2.2 AppleShare client will be able to connect to AppleShare volumes on the 10.4.8 computer because Mac OS 9.2.2 can connect to an AppleShare over TCP/IP volume. Likewise, if you have up-to-date AppleShare clients, Mac OS 7, 8, 9 (pre 9.2.2) can also connect over TCP/IP.

However, standard Mac OS 7 and 8 cannot itself share via AppleShare over TCP/IP, so a 10.4.x computer cannot connect to a Mac OS 7/8 computer's personal file sharing share. And a 10.4.x (Tiger) computer can connect to a Mac OS 9 computer's personal file sharing IF (and only if) you check the "Enable File Sharing Clients to connect over TCP/IP" box in the Mac OS 9 File Sharing Control Panel.

So, in your particular case, because the client computer is running Mac OS 9.2.2, just open the File Sharing Control Panel on that computer and check the little box to "Enable File Sharing Clients to connect over TCP/IP". That's it.

Aleo, Open Door Networks has a little piece of software for only $39 (USD) that permits Mac OS 7/8 computers to present a share to the network using TCP/IP. The link is here:
http://www.opendoor.com/shareway/

Open Door's web page indicates that a Mac OS 9 computer would benefit from some of the bug fixes in their ShareWay product (Apple used Open Door's software - an earlier version - for Mac OS 9 TCP/IP filesharing).

Hope this helps,

Russ

Xserve G5 2.0 GHz 2 GB RAM Mac OS X (10.4.8) Apple Hardware RAID, ATTO UL4D, Exabyte VXA-2 1x10 1u

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Answer 3

BDAqua

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Dec 7, 2006 6:44 PM in response to rhwalker

Thanks rhwalker, you put it much better than I did!

And thanks for the Shareway link tio! 🙂

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