[G4] Newbie

[Shadra Strickland]

Thanks Eric.
I bought the SCSI to attach a large format scanner to my 300 MHz G3, 
but the upgrade required would have fried the motherboard (so I was 
told).
I am going to use the G4 as my main hub, but the G3 will be used for 
web surfing primarily.
I just bought a wireless network adapter for the G3.
That should do the trick.
Thanks for responding.




On Saturday, November 17, 2007, at 05:49  pm, Eric Wood wrote:

> Am 17.11.2007 um 14:39 schrieb Shadra Strickland:
>
>> Hi,
>> I  am no techie.  I just bought a second hand G4 and would like to 
>> use my G3 as a server.  Currently, my roommate and I share internet 
>> connection where my G3 is the internet hub.
>> I would like to learn how to swap the G4 in my office space and move 
>> my G3 to my studio (another room of the apartment).
>> I would also like to know how to swap the files directly from the G# 
>> to the G4.
>>
>> I don't do much high end stuff with my machine (as you can tell).  I 
>> am a designer and generally only run CS.
>>
>> Any help would be appreciated.
>>
>> I also have recently ordered a SCSI card to install into the G3.  
>> Would I then be able to swap files through that?
>>
>> -Shadra
>>
> First question that comes to my mind is, why did you order a SCSI 
> card? It's useful for hooking up SCSI drives and other devices, such 
> as scanners. It's not the best way to upgrade a system since there are 
> SATA cards available for getting large, fast, modern drives installed.
>
> Aside from that though, you can use networking to get the files moved. 
> You could even just transfer your entire home folder from one to the 
> other. Bear in mind this won't transfer the old user account, but you 
> could take all of the folders from the old home folder and put them 
> into your other computer's home.
>
> It sounds like you know how to get them networked together, since you 
> have the G3 acting as a router, if I understand your message 
> correctly. Do you intend to continue using the G3 as your router (aka 
> internet hub) after the files are moved? If so, sounds like you can 
> just transfer files and move the systems around (in no particular 
> order) and just make sure you keep the network connections similar to 
> how they have been, so that the G3 can continue to do its job.
>
> If there's more to it than that, please elaborate. I'd be glad to 
> offer what assistance I can.
>
> Eric
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