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- Message-ID: <1993Jan25.074925.25711@tcs.las-vegas.nv.us>
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
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- From: elenay_creations@tcs.las-vegas.nv.us (Anthony D. Saxton)
- Organization: Cyber Sanctum
- Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 07:49:25 PST
- Subject: Re: How do you set up a LocalTalk net b/t 2 Macs???
- Lines: 27
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- >> I want to connect a Quadra 700 and a IIci with an AppleTalk network so
- >> that I can use filesharing to transfer ~100 megs of stuff between
- >> them.
-
- >> On both machines I'm running System 7.0.1, Network Control Panel 3.0,
- >> AppleShare init 7.0, AppleTalk v58.0, and Sharing Setup 7.0.
- >>
- >> For the LocalTalk connection I've tried both PowerUser LocalTalk
- >> connectors from MacConnection and PhoneNet-type connectors (obviously
- >> I didn't try to combine the two types of connectors). I've plugged
- >> the connetors into the Printer ports on both computers (I've also
- >> tried the Modem port, but that shouldn't work, right?).
- >>
- >> I've turned on filesharing on both computers and shared both hard
- >> disks. Then I open the Chooser and click on the AppleShare icon,
- >> which should display all the fileservers on the network. Nothing
- >> shows up.
-
- Have you verified that termination exists at BOTH ends of the chain? If you've
- go a LazerWriter (or other AppleTalk Printer) connected, it would constitute
- as part of the chain. Make sure you have BOTH terminations and no extras
- inbetween!
-
- Good Luck,
-
- Anthony D. Saxton
- Elenay* Creations
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