[Macpartners] networking 2 g4 powerbooks

[Rick Davis]

On Jan 26, 2007, at 12:03 PM, Arthur wrote:

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> Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2007 12:46:54 -0500
> From: arthur steinberg <arthurs at MIT.EDU>
> Subject: [Macpartners] networking 2 g4 powerbooks
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> 1) i have 2 g4 powerbooks running os X.4.8 which are currently each
> connected by airport to the internet via the same  linksys wireless-g
> 2.4 ghz broadband router.  i would like to be able to exchange data  
> over
> a lan between the 2 laptops using this router.  what do i have to  
> set to
> do this?
>
> 2) i tried hooking the 2 laptops together with a firewire cable, but
> they did not recognize each other.  what do i have to set to make  
> this work?
>
> thanks for your help.
>
> arthur
>

Hi Arthur,

If you just need to share files from one to the other. Go to System  
Preferences>Sharing and enable Personal File Sharing.  Then place  
what you want in the ~/Public folder and connect from the second  
iBook using the appropriate user name and password.

More detailed instructions here: http://docs.info.apple.com/ 
article.html?artnum=106461

Hope this helps.

Rick Davis
thePRIMAXgroup
Cincinnati, OH
(513)910-9490
http://www.applehelp.org