That was already established above, and I suspect that LCGuy is taking it for granted that the connection will be via ethernet.

I should advocate always, unless there is a compelling reason to the contrary, that the the older Mac always be made the supplicant, the 'client' to the newer Mac's 'server'.

When the two computers are in Appletalk, how do you setup as a server? How do you send files from one computer to another?

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The mechanics are simple. The server's HDD (your choice if you have FileSharing enabled on more than one volume) is 'mounted' (virtually) on the client's desktop. You achieve this through Chooser on the client Mac. If the cable connection existed before startup, the G3 should show up when you double-click on AppleShare in the left pane of Chooser. If it does not, you may need to use the G3's IP address to find it. You can then 'open' the G3's virtual hard drive and copy files to and from it on the client desktop. To close the session, highlight the server's HDD on the client's desktop and press command-y.

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