10.4: No AFP networking available for older Macs

May 11, '05 08:25:00AM

Contributed by: dtrapp

Tiger only hintUnlike Panther, Tiger cannot use AFP (Apple File Protocol) to connect to older Macs over a local network. A Mac using OS 9 (or earlier?) must have an IP address assigned (see TCP Control Panel options) for Tiger to complete connection of a local network.

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