Networking an os9 mac with a new intel mac?

[The7artist7]

Hey guys - any ideas if it's possible to network my old G4 running os9.2.2 with my new intel iMac24" via ethernet cable? - I'm new to the whole networking thing and have tried and tried to get it to work with no joy ( the G4 has no problems networking with the iMac when I boot it up in Tiger but my essential os9 software runs unacceptably slow and glitchy under classic through Tiger)

Any ideas?? please!!

 

[nixgeek]

It shouldn't be a problem. Both should be able to use AppleTalk in order to communicate with one another. You can also configure them both with IP addresses if need be, although AppleTalk doesn't require it (at least never to my knowledge).

The other option might be to upgrade the RAM on that G4 so that you can run Classic apps smoothly (or as smooth as can possibly be). 704 MB of RAM should be enough, but the more the better. Also remember that with old Classic apps, you have to manually allocate the amount of memory needed to them. They are usually configured with a preferable amount, but if you need more then you would have to manually assign it. In OS X applications, it's all automatic.

 

[The7artist7]

Hey Nixgeek - take a look at this does it make any sense to you as to what the problem (or rather the solution) might be??

if you want/need any more detailed info in order to help please let me know

thanks!

Just noticed you have a few older macs and a nice new mac - do you network them at all? If you can/do - maybe you could let me know how you set up yours??

 

[Mikuro]

I had this problem, too. Tiger has issues connecting to OS 9 via AppleTalk. There are two ways around this that I know of:

1. Mount the OS X shared folders on your OS 9 (using Network Browser) machine rather than vice-versa.

2. Connect from OS X using the IP address of your OS 9 machine instead of AppleTalk. You can do this by selecting Go > Connect To Server in the Finder. I think you'll need to first enable "file sharing over IP" (or something like that) in OS 9. I forget exactly what it's called, and I don't have an OS 9 machine on hand at the moment to check.

 

[nixgeek]

Follow what Mikuro posted and you should be golden. It's been a while since I've played with an OS 9.2.2 only installation, so I assumed that it would be able to work with AppleTalk right off the bat. Apparently, it too doesn't automatically communicate using file sharing over IP. Incidentally, I just installed Mac OS 8.1 and I was able to connect to my iMac G5 running Tiger 10.4.8 just fine through the Chooser with AppleTalk (I don't remember if OS 8.1 already did Apple File Sharing over IP automatically....it's possible).