OS X Network

[moleamol]

Well. I'm trying to change the network from OS 9 up to OS X for all users. We do still have OS 9 software but even running the Classic environment and OS X at the same time is better than just 9. Anyway, I digress.

Basically, I need to know why we can't access a computer. All as we seem to be able to access is the 'Drop Box' on each computer, whereas we could previously just connect to the hard drive. Anybody got any ideas? I need help!

[z1000]

This will be the second thread kicked out of here today

[yertis]

That's how OS X works - you drop stuff in the drop box, then they go and collect it. It's a security thing.

[moleamol]

yertis said:

That's how OS X works - you drop stuff in the drop box, then they go and collect it. It's a security thing.

But all of the computers need to run an application hosted on one. When that computer is in OS 9 I can run the application whilst in OS X.

[z1000]

Told you

[zumbruk]

I know nada about OS X but there's bound to be some way of sharing folders between machines, it just won't be switched on by default. Certainly, OS X comes with NFS (built into Unix) and CIFS (aka Samba, aka Windows file sharing) by default, so the underlying technology is there.

[TURBO II]

have you switch on file sharing in the system prefs?

or

can the app be located on a dedicated mac running os9 with osX clients connecting to it?

[murph7355]

I would also guess that you need to check file sharing in System Prefs.

It's in the "Sharing" pane of System Preferences (cunningly).