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andy the pugh <a.c.pugh@shef.ac.uk> wrote:

> I was curious whether I could access the networked CD-ROMS at work when
> logged in via OT-PPP. 
> 
> Going in to the chooser and attempting to turn on appletalk leads to an
> instant and complete system seizure.

Try going into the Appletalk CP, it should give you a prompt to turn
Appletalk on when leaving the Control Panel. Do this before you go
online. There are issues documented in the TIL about switching OT based
networking via the Chooser.
> 
> OK, I can see that it probably shouldn't work, but the way the system
> objects is a little unsubtle.

Agreed. 
> 
> Any ideas if it is possible to mount remote volumes over PPP?

Yes, but you need to be running the Appletalk remote access client
software (on the OS8 CD), and the other end need to be running the
server software to match (not free although will be part of NT5 server
when it ships)


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