TOPIC Personal File Sharing works in the Classic environment of Mac OS X Public Beta, though it does not share over TCP/IP. DISCUSSION Though a computer started up from Mac OS 9 would be able to share over both AppleTalk and TCP/IP, Personal File Sharing in the Classic environment works only over the AppleTalk protocol. This is a normal limitation of Classic. Conversely, the Mac OS X Sharing service in Mac OS X Public Beta works over TCP/IP but not AppleTalk. Client computers started up from Mac OS 9.0.4 or earlier with AppleTalk active can connect to a Personal File Sharing volume being shared by the Classic environment, but another Mac OS X Public Beta computer would not be able to make an AppleTalk connection. Practically, this means that two Mac OS X Public Beta computers configured for Personal File Sharing in the Classic environment cannot connect to each other. However, two Mac OS X Public Beta computers set up to share files in the Sharing pane of the System Preferences application could connect successfully with some limitations. For descriptions of symptoms and solutions, see: Article 106075: " Mac OS X Public Beta: Classic Uses Only TCP/IP for AppleShare Connections " Article 106013: " Mac OS X Public Beta: AppleTalk Name Not Visible to Other Computers " Article 106010: " Mac OS X Public Beta: File Sharing Only Shares Public Folders " Article 106011: " Mac OS X Public Beta: File Sharing Is Turned Off but Users Can Still Log In " As with any beta product, future software releases may alter features and behaviors. |
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| Product Area: | Mac OS System Software |
| Category: | Mac OS X |
| Sub Category: | General Topics |
| Keywords: | kmosX |
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