Re: Getting GS/OS and Mac OS X talking to each other

[Roger Johnstone <roger@ihug.invalid>]

In <sean-2998C4.16373928102003@news-server.bigpond.net.au> Sean McNamara  
wrote:
> Scott, I think the problem is that the File Sharing in Mac OS X 
> doesn't  want to use AppleTalk, but wants to use TCP/IP - it will use 
> AppleTalk  to report itself to the network, but not for the actual 
> connection. The  program to enable AppleTalk file sharing is 
> SharePoints - available at:
>
> http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/12512
> 
> It has an option under AFS Properties to enable AppleTalk. That should 
> get it working (fingers crossed).
> 
> Good luck!
> 
> Sean

You can also turn on AppleTalk for file sharing by using the NetInfo 
Manager in the Utilities folder. In the top pane select '/' then 
'config' then 'AppleFileServer'. Then in the bottom pane select the 
property 'use_appletalk' and change its value to '1'.

The bigger problem is that Apple 'repurposed' a flag originally used for 
storing ProDOS files on a Mac volume. As a result while the IIGS can 
read files fine from the Mac it can't write any files to it.

I think it was only forked files it couldn't write. When I tried it 
nothing worked but possibly all the files I was creating using the 
Finder were forked, later I found out non-forked files were supposed to 
work but haven't connected them together since to try it.

-- 
Roger Johnstone, Invercargill, New Zealand

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