About Jeffrey Wrobel Expertise I can provide assistance in the sometimes confusing area of networking Macs. The Macs
make networking easy, however, the large number of variables introduced by any network
solution can be difficult.
Experience I have over 20 years experience with Macs and their connectivity. I own my own consulting firm that specializes in network communication, Macs, and Mac-PC hybrid networks.
Organizations Certified Apple Developer
Education/Credentials UMASS Dartmouth, 4 years, Philosophy Major, Psychology Minor
Advanced computer theory, video technology, and encryption
Past/Present Clients I have a great many clients, all through word of mouth recommendation. These clients include celebrities, film makers, college professors, and physicians, but most are folks that love their Macs and need to keep them running their best.
Question I'm trying to connect an OS9.2 G3 Tower to an OS 10.4.11 G4 iMac, so that the G3 is accessible from the G4. The screen on the G3 is broken, so I'm trying to use the iMac screen to look at the contents of the G3.
I was told to start up the iMac holding the T key, and this would put the iMac in Target mode. Then, I was supposed to connect a Firewire cable from the iMac to the G3. Are you familiar with this? Questions:
1. Should I start up the G3 first, and then connect the Firewire cable? Or, should it already be started up and then I connect the cable?
2. Once it is connected, what should I do to see its screen? All I saw was the Firewire symbol floating on the iMac screen.
3. Any other advice?
Thanks!
Answer Dear Jon,
The imac's screen with the Firewire symbol floating around is NOT what you want to see. That just means that your iMac is acting like an external disk and not a computer. You want the TOWER acting like an external disk. This is target mode.
The problem is is that the tower does not support firewire target disk mode. It is not in the ROM and therefore will not work, regardless of the system installed.
The problem here is that if you knew that the File Sharing was turned on on the tower (and "connect over TCP/IP" is checked), then you could hook up an ethernet cable between the two computers (if your iMac is above a 1GHZ--if below, then a crossover ethernet cable is needed), creating a small network. You could then go to the GO pull-down menu (up on the top of the screen) and select Connect to Server and then click on Browse. You should see the tower and then double-click on it, entering the File Sharing user name and password, allowing you to mount the tower's hard drive on your desktop.
If this does not work, please ask a followup question and I'll get right back. I'm sorry for being late in getting back to you, but I got out of the hospital last week and have been catching up ever since.
