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Using my PowerMac as a server?
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Dec 25, 2009, 01:22 PM
 
I've got a pretty old PowerMac (G4 400 Mhz, 256 MB RAM, OS X 10.2 with 40 GB and 60 GB hard drives in it) sitting around my bedroom at home which hasn't been used in a while due to a lack of a monitor, and the fact that it's just more convenient to keep my G4 PowerBook and Acer Aspire One netbook in my dorm. I've decided recently that I want to use the storage in it without having to remove the drives and purchase enclosures for them. So, I wanted to find out...

1. What would I have to install and set up to share files with my other computers, and how?
2. Is there a way to have them connected to both of my computers with wired connections while still allowing for wireless connections to give each computer internet access?

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Dec 25, 2009, 10:52 PM
 
The sharing preference pane will let your share disks/folders.
     
   
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