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Pete Rivett-Carnac (pete@sgt.com.au) wrote:

: I need to transfer a bunch of files from a Mac 7600/120 running MacOS 7.5.3
: to an Intel box running Redhat Linux 4.1 (kernel 2.0.27).  I'll only need
: to do it once. Is there an easy solution?

Put the files on floppy (MS-DOS FAT of course) and walk them across -
can't get much easier than that. With a freeware zip, you could get 2-3
meg on each floppy.

: I have a 3Com 3C900-COMBO NIC installed on the Linux box (10baseT), and the
: Mac has 10baseT Ethernet built into it. The Mac has a TCP/IP stack (Open
: Transport), so can't I just run an Ethernet cable between 'em and xfer the
: files using FTP? Do I need to install a hub between the two boxes?

For 10BaseT - yes (unless you're an experienced cable jiggler).

: Or can I just do this with a serial connection somehow, and bypass
: Ethernet? I don't care about speed - this is a non-production environment
: where I can just leave both boxes to do the xfer through the night.

Ah - they're big files. Yes, a serial connection is the next simplest -
with Minicomm on Linux, Kermit or Red Ryder on the Mac, and a null modem
cable - you should be laughing.

: I installed netatalk under Linux. It compiled OK, I updated the conf files
: etc., but nothing seemed to happen when I tried to login to AppleShare
: (i.e. nothing appeared in the Chooser window). Any ideas?

Sorry, can't help with this, but I'm interested in netatalk (and/or CAP)
as I have a Mac and a Linx PC sharing my desk...

: Is this overkill
: anyway since all I'm trying to do is move some files across?

For a once-off, yes. Linux requires considerably more configuration, care
& feeding than obsolete 16-bit environments like DOS, Win & Mac.

: Should I look into Samba a bit more?

Won't help with a Mac.

Gary