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dan190987 - Jul 26, 2005 - 11:10 am

Hi,

Can you please let me know how to connect my G5 Tower to my G3 PowerBook, I am using an ordinary Ethernet cable, but I can not connect to the two computers. I am trying to copy files from one computer to another.

Thanks very much Guys..

bobw - Jul 26, 2005 - 11:14 am

Hi Daniel

To connect to the G3 PB, you need to use an Ethernet Crossover cable rather than standard CAT-5.
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Bobw - Macosx.com Tech Support

dan190987 - Jul 26, 2005 - 11:19 am

Ok, I thought I could use a normal cable due to the G5 being OSX. Anyway I will buy one ASAP and are there any special settings I should use on both computers?

Thanks, Dan

bobw - Jul 26, 2005 - 11:25 am

Dan

For settings, open the Sharing PreferencePane in the System preferences and turn on Personal File Sharing on each machine.
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Bobw - Macosx.com Tech Support

dan190987 - Jul 26, 2005 - 11:40 am

Thanks Bob, My G3 is OS 9 and my G5 is OSX.
Do I need to adjust the Ethernet settings in my G5 preferences?

bobw - Jul 26, 2005 - 11:46 am

Daniel

This page will describe file sharing for you;

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106461
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Bobw - Macosx.com Tech Support

dan190987 - Jul 26, 2005 - 11:49 am

Cool Thanks...