Well, technically you can run peer to peer service and get the same effect,
but with a performance hit.
>2. Load AppleShare 4.0 on the server to support file (application)
> sharing (version 2.0 does not have enough power).
I don't think you can get version 2 of the server software anymore, but it
certainly has enough power to handle this sort of task, I used it for a
long time. Version 4 is better on 040's, though, and 4.1 is better yet on
PowerMacs.
>3. The application program should be nerworking version (Sometimes it
> is not necessary, but most times, it is, especially for Mac).
It is definitely necessary for certain bits to be set in the resource fork
of the application for it to be shared. Some people know what bits to
reset to force non-sharable applications to become sharable (for instance,
I know... *heh*, but don't ask me because doing it is asking for trouble in
a variety of ways, not the least of which is licensing).
>4. Network all stations with the server using Ethernet cards and cables.
> If you use 10Bset-T, you need an additional hub.
You can do it with LocalTalk, it will just be slow. You can also use
EtherWave, which is a 10baseT based technology that can work without a hub.
I don't recommend ThinNet/CheapNet coax anymore except for the smallest of
local networks, it creates more problems than is worth dealing with.
>It seems you are just using PhoneNet or LocalTalk cables to hook up Macs
>together. It can only transfer files between machines and does not
>support "distrinuted process" (file sharing).
This is flat out wrong. PhoneNet and LocalTalk networks can do everything
that Ethernet networks can do, just very much slower. We ran shared
applications from an SE/30 (when they were new) over a PhoneNet network for
a long time.
For comparison purposes, the capacity of a LocalTalk network is about
230KBps while 10baseT, 10base2, and 10base5 ethernet networks theoretically
can handle 10MBps (that's what the 10 in the designations means).
100baseT, fast ethernet, ATM, and all the other architectures floating
around have their own capabilities and limits.
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