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AppleShare Client 3.7 is the first version of AppleShare Client software with that name. Previous versions of the AppleShare Client software were known as the AppleShare Workstation Software.
This software consists of a Disk Copy compressed image, which requires Disk Copy 6.1 or later to use. Download this software to your hard drive and then double-click it to use it. Disk Copy is available in the Utilities folder.
The Read Me document included with this software update has been posted here for your convenience.
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AppleShare Client 3.7 ReadMe
CONTENTS
Introduction
Requirements for Running the AppleShare Client 3.7 Software
Installing the AppleShare Client 3.7 Software
Changes from AppleShare Workstation 3.6.5
Using the New Features of the AppleShare Client 3.7 Software
Known Incompatibilities and Limitations
Requirements for Running the AppleShare Client 3.7 Software
- System Software: 7.5.3 or later
- Networking Software: Open Transport 1.1.2
Computers that are running system software earlier than system software 7.5.1 should run AppleShare Workstation 3.5. Computers that are running system software 7.5.1 or later (up to but not including 7.5.3) should run AppleShare Workstation 3.6.5.
Installing the AppleShare Client 3.7 Software
1. Make sure that system software 7.5.3 or later and Open Transport 1.1.2 or later are installed on your computer.
2. Open the Installer by double-clicking the Installer icon.
3. Follow the instructions displayed by the Installer.
4. Make sure that the TCP/IP control panel is set up correctly.
The AppleShare Client Installer places the appropriate localized AppleShare Chooser extension in the Extensions folder inside the System Folder. It also upgrades the AutoRemounter control panel to version 1.4.2. On PCI Macintosh computers, the Installer upgrades the Ethernet driver to version 1.0.5.
Changes from AppleShare Workstation 3.6.5
- Support for TCP connections.
- Support for third-party User Authentication Methods (UAMs) in aliases.
- The Alias log on dialog box is now the same as the AppleShare log on dialog box.
- Performance problems associated with the Finder making asynchronous calls have been fixed.
Using the New Features of the AppleShare Client 3.7 Software
The AppleShare Client 3.7 software automatically uses TCP to make connections when users choose an AppleShare IP file server that is set up for TCP connections. If you want to use AppleTalk to make the connection, press the Option key when you double-click the name of an AppleShare IP file server in the "Select a file server" list in the Chooser window or when you click the OK button in the Chooser window.
When you want to use TCP to connect to an AppleShare IP file server that does not appear in the "Select a file server" list in the Chooser window, click the Server IP Address button. When you click the Server IP Address button, a dialog box appears in which you can type the DNS name (such as shasta.acme.com) or the IP address of the AppleShare IP file server (such as 172.16.156.52).
If the AppleShare IP file server is running on a computer behind a firewall, you can reach it by appending a colon (:) and the TCP port number (by default, 548) to the IP address or DNS name.
Known Incompatibilities and Limitations
- If you have problems using the AppleShare Client 3.7 software to connect to an AppleShare IP file server, use MacTCP Ping (available from Apple Computer) to make sure that you can ping the computer that is running the AppleShare IP file server software. If you can't ping successfully, there is a connectivity problem. Check cabling and the configuration of the TCP/IP control panel.
- The AppleShare Client 3.7 software is not compatible with versions of RunShare prior to version 3.0. Computers on which they are both installed will crash. Be sure to upgrade to RunShare version 3.0 or later before you install the AppleShare Client 3.7 software.
- If a user makes an alias to an AppleShare IP volume and uses TCP to connect to that volume, AppleTalk must be active on the user's computer. AppleTalk must be active because it is used to locate the volume even though TCP is used to make the connection.
- The AppleShare IP 5.0 Web & File Server uses a new set of access privileges based on combinations of the original access privileges (See Files, See Folders, and Make Changes). The new privileges are Read Only, Read & Write, Write Only, and None. When you connect to an AppleShare IP file server volume and choose Sharing from the Finder's File menu, the dialog box that appears displays the original AppleShare access privileges. If you use the dialog box to change a folder's privileges to a combination of privileges that is invalid on the AppleShare IP file server, the file server automatically applies the most secure access privilege that approximates the change. If you close the dialog box and choose Sharing again, the checkboxes that are checked may be different than the checkboxes that you checked earlier.
- If you are running system software version 7.5.3 on a PowerPCTM-based computer and set up automounting of an AppleShare volume over TCP, the automount process may use AppleTalk instead of TCP. This problem is fixed in system software version 7.5.5 and later.
- When you install Open Transport 1.1.2 on a PowerBook 3400, immediately install the Mac OS 7.6.1 Update for PowerBook 3400. The update fixes a problem that could cause crashes when you switch between Infrared and LocalTalk.
- Some old HyperCard XCMDs that mount AppleShare volumes are incompatible with the AppleShare Client 3.7 software.
- Microsoft Office Manager (Office 4.2.1) causes the AppleShare Client 3.7 software to crash when you try to connect to an AppleShare file server. To correct this problem, install Office Manager Updater, available from Microsoft.
- The NetWare User Authentication Module (UAM) is incompatible with AppleShare Client 3.7. Contact Novell for an update.
- Utilities that mount disk images from AppleShare File Servers may have problems with the AppleShare Client 3.7 software. If you have problems, contact the vendor for a new version.
- Versions of Santorini Server Manager earlier than 4.0 are not fully functional when used with the AppleShare Client 3.7 software. Santorini Server Manager 4.0 is available on the AppleShare IP 5.0 Companion CD-ROM disc. Otherwise, contact Santorini for an update.
- Server management applications that mount AppleShare volumes may have problems with the AppleShare Client 3.7 software. Contact the vendor for an update.
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