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* ARA 3.0.1 Client Updater: Read Me * AppleShare IP 6.0: AppleShare Client FAQ * Power Macintosh 4400 Update: Read Me
Name: ARA 3.0.1 Client Updater Version: n/a Released: August 19, 1998
Requires: A PowerBook G3 Series and ARA 3.0. It is not supported on any other Macintosh, including the older PowerBook G3. The PowerBook G3 Series computers have a large white Apple logo near the middle of the top cover and the product label on the bottom of the PowerBook will list the following family number: M4753
Description: Updates ARA 3.0 to 3.0.1 on a PowerBook G3 Series computer. After a PowerBook G3 Series computer is brought out of sleep mode, it will not successfully connect to a remote access server using ARAP. The modem will dial and establish a connection but the connection never gets beyond the status message which states "Starting ARAP..." The connection will eventually time out with an alert. The connection attempt can also be terminated using the Cancel button. This only occurs on the PowerBook G3 Series computers after they have been put into sleep mode. Once the PowerBook has been put into sleep mode, it must be restarted in order to make ARAP connections. This problem does not occur with ARA 2.1. This software prevents this problem from occurring with ARA 3.0.
Instructions: This software consists of a self-mounting Disk Copy compressed image (.smi) file. Download this software to your hard drive and then double-click it to use it. You do not need Disk Copy to access .smi files.
The URL to find this TIL article is: http://til.info.apple.com/techinfo.nsf/artnum/n30716
--------------------------------------------------------------------- NEW 24558 AppleShare IP 6.0: AppleShare Client FAQ
This article contains the following frequently asked questions (FAQ) about the AppleShare Client software used with AppleShare IP 6.0 and answers to those questions.
1. What are the main enhancements of AppleShare Client 3.8 from versions 3.7.2 and 3.7.4? 2. What are the requirements for AppleShare Client 3.8? 3. How can I keep track of all the different passwords I use to connect to AppleShare servers? I access numerous AppleShare IP servers. 4. Which versions of the AppleShare Client and the Mac OS work well with 4 GB or greater hard drives? 5. Is Open Transport required on the Mac OS client? 6. Can I force an AppleTalk connection to an AppleShare IP server? 7. How do I connect to a server via TCP when that server does not appear in the Chooser? 8. Does the AppleShare Client v3.7 resolve the performance problem of earlier clients such as System Software v.7.5.3 Finder's asynchronous calls? 9. Is there a Windows client included with AppleShare IP 6.0? 10. How do I connect to a server that is running behind a firewall? 11. How do I connect from home to a server via my local dial-up ISP? 12. While connecting via TCP over PPP, I use AppleShare Client to connect to a server via Server IP Address, if I receive "Server not responding" message, what do you recommend I do? 13. Can I use a remote server alias from a Macintosh client to connect to my AppleShare IP 6.0 Server? 14. Since the AppleShare Client uses TCP/IP to connect to the Server, why can't I connect to my Sun, NT box, or whatever using TCP/IP? 15. Sometimes my machine hangs when I log on via Chooser, select a volume from the volume list and click OK. Any workaround? 16. My alias to an AppleShare IP server volume will not work over TCP/IP. Why is that? 17. How can I make sure that my AppleShare Client machine mounts my server at startup using TCP/IP? 18. How does the AppleShare Client software decide to use AFP over TCP/IP when connecting to a server? 19. Whenever I try to log onto a new AppleShare IP server while connected to a different AppleShare IP server, I get the "Already Connected" dialog. The AppleShare client shows me the volumes for the first AppleShare IP server instead of the new server's login dialog. What is going on? 20. Is AppleShare Client 3.8 compatible with RunShare?
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--------------------------------------------------------------------- MOD 30720 Power Macintosh 4400 Update: Read Me
Name: Power Macintosh 4400 Update Version: 1.0 Released: August 20, 1998
Requires: Mac OS 8.1 and any of the following computers: Power Macintosh 4400, Power Macintosh 7220, Motorola StarMax series, and the UMAX Aegis computer (sold only in Asia). This will not install on any other machines or any other version of Mac OS.
Description: The Power Macintosh 4400 Update contains two patches for Mac OS 8.1 when used on the Power Macintosh 4400, Power Macintosh 7220, Motorola StarMax series, and the UMAX Aegis computer (sold only in Asia). This will not install on any other machines or any other version of Mac OS.
Instructions: This software consists of a self-mounting Disk Copy compressed image (.smi) file. Download this software to your hard drive and then double-click it to use it. You do not need Disk Copy to access .smi files.
The URL to find this TIL article is: http://til.info.apple.com/techinfo.nsf/artnum/n30720
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