adding a Mac Classic to a network — #13

Post #13 by napabar

Source Forum	68kMLA
Category	Networking
Post Date	Tue, 31 Mar 2009 - 03:43
Original URL	https://68kmla.org/bb/threads/adding-a-mac-classic-to-a-network.15993/

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Support for AppleTalk was dropped from OS X v10.4 onwards. However, TCP/IP will suffice to mount drives from Macs running OS 9.1 to 10.4.x on a Tiger machine. You can mount a Tiger Mac's drive's alias on a client if the client runs from OS 7.6.1 to 10.4.x. The referenced thread is one of several in these Forums about networking.
The Macs with OS <7.6.1 must use a two-step process through an intermediary that is accessible to oldie and new alike. To preserve your sanity, the 68000 machines are best managed through EN/SC adapters and 10Base-T hubs into the existing autonegotiating (100Base-T) network. And despite my prior statement, I certainly have OS 10.4.11 Macs addressing OS 9.2.2 Macs as the servers without problem.

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Actually, a properly updated 7.5.x 68030 Mac can use TCP to connect over AppleShare all the way to Leopard. That would get us back to the 1988 Mac IIx. If you use a bridge machine running Shareway IP Standard, then you can share a Mac Plus running 7.x all the way to Leopard. Also, if you use a bridge machine, you can have a Mac 512k connect over AppleShare to Leopard directly, with a little help from Apple's built in disk image technology. Yes, this stuff has been my life lately!