Re: [WinMac] Network Virgin

Jorge Herrera(jherrera[at]one.net)
Sun, 29 Nov 1998 13:25:07 -0500

See my answers below:

----- Original Message -----
From: Carol <vandyvil@camalott.com>
>I'm sending her my 3-year-old Performa. Ain't much but it'll get her
started. She's
>sending me her mid-range Pentium 2. Our Pentiums need to transfer secure
bookkeeping
>files through Quickbooks on a day to day basis. Our Macs can ftp.
>
>My office:
>Mac 8500/G3 card with 9GB Ultrawide SCSI Cheetah
>A new G3
>The Pentium 2
>
>I would like them to share printers but not mandatory. I will be printing
only
>business reports off the Pentium. I would like them to share a backup
option which
>I'm exploring now. That's a whole other topic. The Macs sharing files is
more
>important than having the PC attached.
>
>Her office:
>Opposite of mine - several PCs and only 1 Mac.
>She will want to share files with the Mac. She has a lot of Lotus Word Pro
stuff. The
>Performa has no ethernet card but does have a slot. I removed the internal
modem a
>long time ago to give it another serial port.
>
>My questions.
>
>Do PC's also network through ethernet like Macs.

YES, they are the same.

>If I buy a ethernet hub & cables, do I buy something like Dave or PCMaclan.
I've
>looked for some reviews of the two but haven't found much. Does this
software install
>on the PC?
>

MacLan installs on PC's, Dave on the Mac

MacLan implements Appletalk on PC's, Dave implements SMB on the Macs.

Which is better would depend on the number of PC's versus Macs.

>Would my partner do the same in her reverse situation.

Probably.

>
>Will she need something like PowerPrint for the Mac to use her PC printers
. Even if
>she networks?
>

It all depends what type of printers she has, But probably yes.
If the printers are already networked, maybe all she needs is Powerprint
pro, otherwise she would probably need some other tools.
Let me know the specific printer models and how they are connected and I can
be more specific.

>I know I'm asking a lot. Anyone just kindly wanting to point me to a good
URL or two
>would be appreciated.
>
>Carol V
>

That is what this list if for.

check out the Winmac http site

-Jorge Herrera
Brown Publishing Company

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