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Can the AirPort work as a wireless bridge to my main (mesh) WiFi network? Since it is older tech, I assume it is slower and less secure than modern devices. Will it impact performance or security for the rest of the network or just on devices that are connected to the AirPort itself? Not sure...

I got a Vonets VAP11G-300 and tried hooking it up to the ethernet port of my SE… Annnnnnd it seems that this is one of those access points that does not handle AppleTalk traffic correctly. :( Just to make sure I set up the Vonets thingy correctly, I plugged it into the ethernet port of a...

I have a TP-Link Deco mesh network. The Deco units have ethernet ports. I can connect my Mac SE (with ethernet card) directly to a Deco and it handles AppleTalk with no problem. Unfortunately, I want to move the Mac to another location that is too far from the Decos to run a cable. I guess I...

I asked about this way-back-when, but on the odd chance that something changed... Is there an ethernet version of the AirTalk in the works? For Macs that have an ethernet port (either built-in or add-on) but no wifi.

Are the "timemachine" and "x2gouser" user-accounts required for anything specific? Can I just delete those 2 accounts?

I was looking at the MacIPpi file system in the terminal and discovered that there are 4 users: macipgw, pi, timemachine, and x2gouser. Also, the "pi" user has a bunch of empty directories in the home folder: Desktop, Documents, Downloads, Music, Pictures, Public, Templates, and Videos. Is...

I have a printer connected to a Mac running Ventura and another Mac running Monterey. At some point I had a similar problem -- I think it was around the time I upgraded the printer-connected Mac to Ventura. I was able to print over the network after deleting the printer from the Monterey Mac...

OP update: I tried all of the software solutions that I could get my hands on, but could not get any of them to work. FWIW, I could not access anything on Macintosh Garden (I think the website doesn't accept connections from certain countries), so maybe there is stuff out there that would work...

Yeah. I got that. Still don't understand.

Thanks for the links. The relevant Mac is currently on an extended vacation in the back of a closet. I will be sure to check these out the next time I pull it out.

Sorry, but I don't really understand what any of that means. I know my way around the Mac GUI reasonably well, and I can follow very clear step-by-step instructions in the Terminal, but once you say "man page" my eyes start to glaze over.

I think I want to selectively sync one folder (or maybe more than one, but one should suffice for now) that is in my DropBox account to the shared APF volume that is on my MacIPpi. My goal is to have 2-way read & write access to the contents of that folder from my vintage Macs (68k & PPC) that...

Alternatively, is there any other easy way -- not using DropBox -- to reliably and efficiently have 2-way syncing between a folder in DropBox on my main Mac and a folder on the MacIPpi? I know sync is hard.

Is there an easy way to get DropBox on a MacIPpi? Would Maestral be a good option? I have a "Notes" folder in DropBox with several hundred text files. I can access it from my various modern Macs (mostly running Maestral) and iOS devices through DropBox. AFAIK, there is no good way to access...

The battery in my 12" Aluminum PB G4 doesn't hold a charge for very long. If it is fully charged and running off the battery it lasts about 30 minutes or so before dying. If it's fully charged and totally shut down (unplugged and sitting in a drawer), the battery is drained completely within a...