[G4] AppleTalk - What for now?

[Snow White]

Well I can tell you that previously I could not connect my OSX (10.2 
and 10.3) to an OS9 computer, but OS9 to OSX was a snap.  I cannot talk 
of 10.4 as I do not have it.

But it does seem to me that a Router and Share via IP would work very 
easily.  The Router (with a modem) can connect to the Internet or as 
mine, connect to high speed and reconnect if disconnected (always on).  
This provides an easy route between computers of any OS (almost) and 
everything is behind the Firewall.  Your ISP only sees one IP but all 
machines can connect to the internet via IP on the Cat5 and Router.

Your Router (or Hub) can be an add on to your Airport (or visa-versa) - 
just look up how to put a hub behind the one you want to connect to the 
web.  Most routers actually have an uplink plug slot that senses the 
proper connection  --  very easy.  Your G3 has an ethernet port??  
Wires are cheap and very effective connections.

Is a "WiMax connection" some kind of high speed connection to the 
internet?  If it is then everything newer than a pizza box mac can be 
connected via TCP/IP and some Cat5 wires.

jj


On 17-Aug-05, at 10:30 PM, g4-request at listserver.themacintoshguy.com 
wrote:

> AppleTalk - What for now?
> To: "A place to discuss Apple's G4 computers."
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> At 12:37 PM -0600 8/17/05, Doug McNutt wrote:
>> At 20:40 -0700 8/16/05, Dennis B. Swaney wrote:
>>> So who is correct? In order to connect my Rev B iMac running 9.2
>>> and my G4 iMac running OS X, I have to have Appletalk active on
>>> both. According to John, it can be done, but according to Doug it
>>> can't!
>>
>> Your OS 9 box does not need to communicate via AppleTalk.
>>
>> File Sharing control panel. Enable file sharing over TCP/IP. I think
>> connecting to the OS 10 box will choose IP automatically as you
>> attempt a connection.
>
> Unfortunately, I still run into the problem that I can only have 1 IP
> address. If I use the IP address for file sharing, then I can't
> connect to the internet from the Rev B and vice versa. I don't know
> if this limitation is in OS 9, or a hardware limitation.
>
> To recap:
>
>   I have a G3 Rev B iMac running OS 9.x that I need to do following:
>
> 1. Connect to the internet through the internal modem
> 2. Connect to the G4 iMac & G4 Powerbook for file sharing
>
> I would also LIKE to connect to my AirPort network for the capability
> of connecting to the internet via my WiMax connection. Remember, this
> G3 iMac does NOT have a Airport card slot (unless someone has made
> one that can connect to the Mezzanine Slot) This connection would
> also replace the cat5 crossover cable currently between the two iMacs
> -- 
> Sincerely,
> Dennis B. Swaney