Re: Apple IIGS network filesharing

[Steven Nelson <steven-nelson@uiowa.edu>]

On Feb 10, 2:21 am, spectrumda...@nospam.com (Ewen) wrote:
> Steve,
>
> > I am looking for a layman's technical explanation why a IIGS can not
> > connect to a Mac running OSX using the AppleShare control panel.  I
> > accept that it doesn't work, but I don't have a good idea why not.
>
> If the object of the exercise is simply to connect to a Mac running OSX
> and transfer files, then as you have an Uthernet card, installing
> Marinetti, and then running SAFE2 will give you full FTP access to all
> the machines on your network.
>
> If you connect to their IP Address, then you will be able to see each
> computer, navigate its folders, and transfer files both ways.
>
> Cheers - Ewen

Thanks!  I have done this and it works, but ...  Safe2/FTP doesn't
preserve file attributes like ftype or dates etc.  Networking via
Appleshare does, so this is my preferred method.  I do it in the two-
step method via OS9 intermediate.  I was trying to learn why the 1-
step method (GSOS-OSX) doesn't work.  David Empson has explained it
very well.  Thanks David!

Safe2 and ftp are a good alternative and is the reason I got the
uthernet card.  I just haven't much use for it yet.  I guess I want
Ethershare - the Appleshare equivalent over ethernet instead of
localtalk.  But that dream may never come true ;-)

  --Steve