On my OS X 10.2.6 based computer I used Net Info to activate AFP over
EtherTalk, so my two computers do not have to be able to find each other
based on their IP addresses, but I have bumped into a minor annoying
problem...

My OS 9.0.4 based Mac is set to access the internet through a dial-up
PPP connection, and I would like to leave it that way. However, whenever
I connect to the AppleShare server on my OS X 10.2.6 computer, the OS
9.0.4 based computer dials the internet. I usually cancel the connection
before it is established, and then the OS 9.0.4 based computer connects
to the OS X 10.2.6 based computer without any issues.

Why does the OS 9.0.4 based computer try to dail the internet? Is there
anything I can do, besides putting both computers on there own private
(10.0.0.x) network, to keep the OS 9.0.4 based computer from connecting
to the internet when it doesn't need to?

Thanks,
Chris

In article <cjmasi-E2B15F.12352124062003[at]reader1.news.rcn.net>,
Christopher Masi <cjmasi[at]*nogarbageplease*rcn.com> wrote:

> On my OS X 10.2.6 based computer I used Net Info to activate AFP over
> EtherTalk, so my two computers do not have to be able to find each other
> based on their IP addresses, but I have bumped into a minor annoying
> problem...
>
> My OS 9.0.4 based Mac is set to access the internet through a dial-up
> PPP connection, and I would like to leave it that way. However, whenever
> I connect to the AppleShare server on my OS X 10.2.6 computer, the OS
> 9.0.4 based computer dials the internet. I usually cancel the connection
> before it is established, and then the OS 9.0.4 based computer connects
> to the OS X 10.2.6 based computer without any issues.
>
> Why does the OS 9.0.4 based computer try to dail the internet? Is there
> anything I can do, besides putting both computers on there own private
> (10.0.0.x) network, to keep the OS 9.0.4 based computer from connecting
> to the internet when it doesn't need to?

The reason this happens is that when AppleShare on the OS 9 machine
tries to connect to the OS X machine via AppleTalk, it then checks to
see if the OS X AppleShare server is running on TCP/IP. If it is, the OS
9 machine then decides to use TCP/IP to connect to the OS X machine. You
are seeing this as the OS 9 machine tries to dial out.

I am not sure how you can stop it. You would have to stop AppleShare
from serving via TCP/IP on the OS X machine, which I don't think is
possible.

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