TITLE
    Mac OS X 10.0: Connecting to AppleShare or File Sharing Requires TCP/IP
Article ID:
Created:
Modified: 		106262
4/3/01
4/9/01
TOPIC

    Mac OS X connects to AppleShare (AFP, file sharing) only over the TCP/IP protocol, not over AppleTalk.

DISCUSSION

    Symptom
      1. Some computers that appear in the Chooser do not appear in the Connect to Server dialog.

      2. The following message appears in an alert box when you attempt to use the Chooser in the Classic environment:
      "The AppleShare server you are trying to connect to appears not to support the IP protocol required by Mac OS X. Check with the server's administrator if a 'Server IP Address' is available."

    Products affected
    • Mac OS X 10.0
    • Mac OS 9.x
    • Mac OS 8.x and earlier
    • AppleShare IP 5.x
    • AppleShare IP 6.x
    • Windows NT Services for Macintosh
    • Any other third-party server that offers AppleShare (AFP) over AppleTalk only.

    Solution

    Mac OS X only connects to AppleShare volumes over the TCP/IP protocol. Mac OS 8.6 and earlier, as well as some third-party server products, only offer AppleTalk connections. If your Mac OS X computer must connect to another Macintosh computer, update that computer to Mac OS 9 or later. Alternatively, you may initiate the connection from the Chooser of the AppleTalk-only computer and still be able to copy files between the two.

    Making Mac OS 9.x available via TCP/IP
      1. Open the File Sharing control panel.
      2. Click the checkbox to enable the "Enable File Sharing clients to connect over TCP/IP" option. (Your computer must already be set up on a TCP/IP network.)
      3. Close the File Sharing control panel.

    Mac OS X connects to Mac OS 9.x computers that have this option enabled. Choose the Connect to Server command from the Go menu.

    AppleShare IP servers

    Using your server admin application, be sure that services are enabled over TCP/IP in addition to AppleTalk.

    Connecting to Mac OS X from an earlier Mac OS

    Computers using Mac OS 9.x and earlier may connect to your Mac OS X computer from the Chooser, either by browsing AppleTalk names or by using an IP address.

    To make your Mac OS X computer available over AppleTalk, please see:

    Article 106260: " Mac OS X 10.0: Computer Name Does Not Appear on Network "

    Information about products not manufactured by Apple is provided for information purposes only, and does not constitute Apple's recommendation or endorsement. Please contact the vendor for additional information.

    The following article can help you search for a particular vendor's address and phone number:

    Article 17159: " Locating Vendor Information "

Document Information
Product Area: Mac OS System Software
Category: Mac OS X
Sub Category: General Topics

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