Leonhard
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Mac to 95 Network
I have a Powermac G3 at home and a PC with Win95 and I'd like to connect them (either via serial cable or thru ethernet cable (twisted pair without hub)). Now I d ont know which protocol I should use (wether IPX or Tcp/ip ) .
Or can I use Virtual PC an my Mac with Win 95 to connect them directly? Need urgently an answer?
Or can I use Virtual PC an my Mac with Win 95 to connect them directly? Need urgently an answer?
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Just monitoring question ?
IPIERCE, Can you explain me why you use Virtual PC ?
I thought that virtual PC was an PC emulator for the POwer Mac.
At the moment I use an Perfoma 630 with system 7 that's connected via a crosslinked UPT (ethernet) cable to my PC running Windows NT4.0 workstation. ALL WITHOUT A HUB AND VIRTUAL PC but with some extra soft on the PC.
IPIERCE, Can you explain me why you use Virtual PC ?
I thought that virtual PC was an PC emulator for the POwer Mac.
At the moment I use an Perfoma 630 with system 7 that's connected via a crosslinked UPT (ethernet) cable to my PC running Windows NT4.0 workstation. ALL WITHOUT A HUB AND VIRTUAL PC but with some extra soft on the PC.
p05010,
The PowerBase 180 is a PowerMac.
VirtualPC is cheaper (and cheaper to upgrade [true PC thinking]) than another box on the desk.
p05010...why do you have a Performa? You can get a real Mac for cheap now. And when you get that 3rd machine...you'll need a hub.
The PowerBase 180 is a PowerMac.
VirtualPC is cheaper (and cheaper to upgrade [true PC thinking]) than another box on the desk.
p05010...why do you have a Performa? You can get a real Mac for cheap now. And when you get that 3rd machine...you'll need a hub.
:)
TheHub,
Two PC's on my desk is enough :-)
By the way, I use PC-Maclan from miramar software.
It is also cheap because it runs only on the pc and emulates the Apple Talk protocol. it's availeble for NT and Win95.
The tcp/ip link only works (is triggered) when networking software (like IE3) is started on the mac. That's probably the problem you had, so installing a pc emulator program on the mac with networking functionality will trigger the mac. :-)
Note: In fact I have Three computers, there's a real PC board in my MAC. :-)
And Leonhard,
Look for PC-MAClan from miramar software or download a demo, worth trying it.
Two PC's on my desk is enough :-)
By the way, I use PC-Maclan from miramar software.
It is also cheap because it runs only on the pc and emulates the Apple Talk protocol. it's availeble for NT and Win95.
The tcp/ip link only works (is triggered) when networking software (like IE3) is started on the mac. That's probably the problem you had, so installing a pc emulator program on the mac with networking functionality will trigger the mac. :-)
Note: In fact I have Three computers, there's a real PC board in my MAC. :-)
And Leonhard,
Look for PC-MAClan from miramar software or download a demo, worth trying it.
This will work but you need software on top to transfer the files. It depends how complex you want to get. Set one machine up as a web serever will give you some file exchange. So will an ftp server on the PC. You can use on of the remote control programs including the new one from the oracle/olivetti (VNC) at http://www.orl.co.uk/vnc/
You can use TCP/ip to connect both pc and mac, but you won't be able to share the files acros, because of different file system.
There is a software avilable for that purpose, it is for Win95
you can get more info about the software at:
http://www.copstalk.com
let me know if this was any help
farid
There is a software avilable for that purpose, it is for Win95
you can get more info about the software at:
http://www.copstalk.com
let me know if this was any help
farid
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