The primary difference between accessing file services the old way (using Appletalk) and the new way (using TCP/IP) is that you will no longer be able to browse remote Appletalk Zones using the Chooser in the Cassic Mac OS or by using the "Browse" button when you use the "Connect to Server" functionality from the OS X Finder. Instead, you will have to know the IP address or DNS name of the remote machine.

The first thing you must know is which operating system you are using. If you are using OS X (10.1.x through 10.4.x) go here. If you are using the Classic Mac OS (9.2.x), then go here.

Accessing File Services on a Remote Mac- OS X

To access a remote server using OS X, go to the "Go" menu in the Finder, and select "Connect to Server."

This will open a panel where you will be asked to enter an IP address or DNS name of the remote machine. DNS names read like "humphrey.ucns.uga.edu," or you can use an IP address, like 128.192.6.xxx.

Once you have entered this information, click the "Connect" button.

This will open a login window that is the remote machine asking you to authenticate. You will enter a user name and password. (This is the login on the remote machine, not the one at which you are sitting.)

If you don't get a login window, you need to find out if File Sharing is turned on at the remote machine. If you can get to the remote machine, make sure that File Sharing services are enabled. Open the Sharing control panel on the remote machine and check. It should look like this:

Once you have correctly entered a user name and password, you will be offered a choice of mounting either the hard drive or your user directory. (You will only get your user directory if you do not have administrative rights to the machine.) Choose one and click "OK."

Once you have chosen what you want to mount, the Finder will automatically open that directory in a window.

You can then treat the mounted directory the same way that you would any folder on the Desktop of your Mac. Even if you close the window into the remote machine, the directory that you have chosen remains on the Desktop as an icon.

Accessing File Services on a Remote Mac- Classic Mac OS

If you are running anything earlier than OS 9.2, it is recommended that you upgrade for the full benefits of Apple File Sharing over TCP/IP. Any Mac user using OS 9.0 can use these same steps detailed below to access sitesoft.uga.edu (log in as "Guest"), open the "Via Appleshare" folder and download the upgrades prior to June 1st. Machines with OSes prior to OS 9.2 may not be able to access file services on remote machines via TCP/IP.

To access a remote machine in the Classic Mac OS, first go to the Apple Menu and open the Chooser.

Once the chooser has opened, single-click the Appleshare icon. The window to the right will change slightly and a button that says "Server IP Address" will appear. Click the Server IP Address button.

Clicking the Server IP Address button will open a new window.

Enter the IP address of DNS name of the remote machine. The IP address will be a series of numbers seperated by dots (128.192.xxx.xxx) or a name much like a web address without the "www." (humphrey.ucns.uga.edu) Click "Connect."

This will open a login screen where you will enter your user name and password. This is your user name and password on the remote machine, not on the machine at which you are sitting, if they are different. Enter this information and click "Connect."

When you click connect, a small window will open that offers you the choice of mounting your user directory or the hard drive (if you have administrative rights on the remote machine). Select one and click "OK."

This will automatically place an icon on your desktop that looks like a networked hard drive. It should look like this:

Double-clicking this icon will open the remote directory as if it was a local directory on your machine- you can browse this directory, open, edit and delete files exactly as if they were on your machine, with one exception- if you drag these files to the trash on your local machine, a copy of the file will not appear in the trash. It will simply be deleted from the remote machine.

You should be able to treat this icon as if it were a local drive until you disconnect by either restarting or dragging the icon to the trash. Dragging the icon to the trash will not delete it- it will simply disconnect you.

This is remarkably similar to using File Services via Appletalk, though it is happening over TCP/IP.