Apple Talk

[me210055]

Is Apple Talk a networking software that can be used with the NeXT? If not, can the two, Apple and NeXT, be connected via a Ethernet Cable to share files?

[itomato]

You can use AppleTalk if you're using an ooold Mac, but it's not worth it, IMO, when you can use NFS and Samba or 'ftp'.

Use a 'crossover' cable directly between the NeXT and the Mac, or just configure the NeXT for your network.

The only times I can see falling back on AppleTalk are:

1. For fun
2. If you don't have a Mac with ethernet

[mrintel]

Well, I don't think AppleTalk is that dead yet. As far as I know, my G4 running 10.3.9 still has AppleTalk, and I use it as my primary networking protocol on all my macs.

[pentium]

I still use it a lot. It's a lot easier to setup than an NFS server and it is still supported under Windows 2000 server.

[me210055]

If I use a  ethernet crossover cable directly what do I need to do to configure the system so I can share files to print and burn on cd on my G4 Mirror Drive Door. I am using OS 10.4.11 and NeXT Step 3.3. I need to share files specifically from NeXT to Apple, is there more to it than just hooking up the ethernet cable?