ToasterKing wrote: > 1. I want to be able to use AppleTalk Remote Access to dial into my > home Mac(s) from my PowerBook while on the road, to access files and > information I may have forgotten to take with me. > > What software will I need to accomplish this? I already have the > Remote Access Client, so I am guessing that now I need the Apple Remote > Access Server to install at home. Apple no longer sells the server for Apple Remote Access. It was incorporated into the client as of Mac OS 8.5, but you will have difficultly locating a version that works with an earlier system. Mac OS 9.1 has removed support for the Apple Remote Access protocol. The Remote Access software in 9.1 supports PPP only, though it probably still works as a server. > 2. I have a nicely-equipped Apple IIgs with a 500MB SCSI hard disk. I > will probably rarely need to boot it over the network, but still like > the option. Before I set this up, what kind of AppleShare options do I > have as far as interfacing with the Macs, as installable in GS/OS > System 6.0.1? And what options would I gain by installing AppleShare > Apple II Server on one of my Macs? (And would I need any additional > hardware?) System 6.0.1 includes everything needed to access a Mac as a file server, but booting is a little trickier. On the IIgs, you need the following: - Use the 6.0.1 installer to custom install the "Network:AppleShare" software on your hard drive. - Set up the AppleTalk slot in the Control Panel. For a ROM 1, you need to set either slot 1 or 2 to "Your Card" and slot 7 to "AppleTalk". For a ROM 3, you need to set either slot 1 or 2 to "AppleTalk". (Don't set slot 7 to "AppleTalk" on a ROM 3 - it will just waste a slot. This option is only provided for compatibility with poorly written software which has the AppleTalk slot hard coded to be 7.) - Connect the LocalTalk or PhoneNet drop box to the appropriate port. - Reboot. You will be prompted for a user name during the first boot process. You use the GS/OS Control Panel NDA to log onto the server (the AppleShare CDEV provides a user interface which is similar to the AppleShare chooser item on the Mac). The Mac needs File Sharing enabled, and an account set up for the IIgs. If you want to be able to access the server from ProDOS-8 software, make sure that your shared folder (or the hard drive itself) uses a name which complies with ProDOS naming restrictions, and the same restriction applies to any folder or file to be accessed from ProDOS-8. In order to boot an Apple II over the network, you need a Mac running version 2.0.x or 3.0.x of the AppleShare Server software, with Apple II boot support and Apple II system software installed. The IIgs must be set to start up from AppleTalk. It is horribly slow (worse than booting from a floppy), so if you have a hard drive, I'd suggest always booting from that. AppleShare 2.0.x requires an old machine (Mac Plus era or a little later) running System 6.0.x, and it takes over the whole machine. AppleShare 3.0.x requires System 7.0, and is able to share the machine with other software. Apple II boot support was removed as of AppleShare 4.0.