Re: You can share the internet as well as the printer/shared HD

Posted by but you'll see a decrease in speed (M) Neal on 6/19/07

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If all users are on different sites. By caching on the
master machine it might not be as noticeable if all were on
the same site.

N.


On 6/19/07, rribaudo wrote:
> Thanks Neal, I will probably be using a maximum of 4 computers
so this should
> work fine. I have a router packed away and I hope that we will
have internet access
> by the start of the year (new school site). Thanks again.
> On 6/19/07, Q's that need answers before giving more help Neal
(M) wrote:
>> Will there be internet access? Printing to a common printer?
>>
>> You'll need ethernet cables between the machines and a router
>> or switch. (Switch is faster - does your building have a
>> network? A SYSOP or NETADMIN would probably want/insist on
>> being a part of this setup if you had plans to connect to
>> computers outside your room.)
>>
>> Basically you get a "network Drive" OR configure one of the
>> iMacs to be a sort of "master/server" - you can do up to
>> about 6 machines on a small network without purchasing extra
>> AFP or Server software-. That machine connects to the
>> network and you can enable printer sharing so that all 6
>> computers print to one place.
>>
>> Neal
>>
>> On 6/19/07, rribaudo wrote:
>>> Hello, I plan on building a mini mac lab in my room this
>>> year using 1st gen imacs seeing as how they are selling for
>>> next to nothing on ebay. My question is "How do I create a
>>> common drive between the computers so that files can be
>>> shared between the different computers?" any help on this
>>> topic would be great.

Posts on this thread, including this one

• common drive, 6/19/07, by rribaudo.
• Re: You need to create a network with a "Shared" HD , 6/19/07, by Q's that need answers before giving more help Neal (M).
• Re: You need to create a network with a "Shared" HD , 6/19/07, by rribaudo.
• Re: You can share the internet as well as the printer/shared HD, 6/19/07, by but you'll see a decrease in speed (M) Neal.