OSX 10.5 Question

[jimbob200521]

Recently picked up a Powermac G5 dual core 2.3ghz machine for reasons (always wanted one and came across a good deal). Naturally, this Mac tops out at OSX 10.5. My problem is I cannot get it to connect to any of my network drives shared from my Windows 7 server. My El Capitan (now Sierra) laptop has no issues doing this but my Powermac cannot. I've done smb://999.555.44.2/sharename and it will not connect. I know it's old technology but being able to share files over the network with it would be great! Any ideas?

 

[Eug]

Could it have anything to do with SMB versions (1 vs 2)?

P.S. That Power Mac is slower than my iPhone. 😀

 

[jimbob200521]

Could it have anything to do with SMB versions (1 vs 2)?

P.S. That Power Mac is slower than my iPhone. 😀

It may, do you know of a way to update or use a different application to connect?

And yes, yes it is! But nostalgia plays a big role in my love for the tech. I currently have the dual G5, a G4, a G3 tower, a G3 iMac, a newer(ish, relatively speaking) C2D Macbook, a C2D Mac Mini, and umm...I think that's about it hahah

 

[manly]

From what I can tell, that should work. Leopard must use SMB1 to communicate with Windows 7. This thread might be a little useful:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2783817?start=0&tstart=0

A long time ago, there was a small company that shipped a better SMB stack than Apple. They're still around, although I wouldn't be able to justiy the price:
http://www.thursby.com/products/dave

 

[Eug]

And yes, yes it is! But nostalgia plays a big role in my love for the tech. I currently have the dual G5, a G4, a G3 tower, a G3 iMac, a newer(ish, relatively speaking) C2D Macbook, a C2D Mac Mini, and umm...I think that's about it hahah

I think I've got you beat. 😛

My retired Mac wall
G4 Cube 450 MHz
G4 Cube 1.7 GHz
iBook G4 1.07 GHz
iMac 15" 800 MHz
iMac 20" 1.25 GHz
iMac 20" Core Duo 2.0 GHz <-- Still can be used for light browsing

In use
MacBook 13" Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz
MacBook Pro 13" Core 2 Duo 2.26 GHz
iMac 27" Core i7 870

 

[jimbob200521]

I think I've got you beat. 😛

My retired Mac wall
G4 Cube 450 MHz
G4 Cube 1.7 GHz
iBook G4 1.07 GHz
iMac 15" 800 MHz
iMac 20" 1.25 GHz
iMac 20" Core Duo 2.0 GHz <-- Still can be used for light browsing

In use
MacBook 13" Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz
MacBook Pro 13" Core 2 Duo 2.26 GHz
iMac 27" Core i7 870

I want one of those iMac's on the top shelf and a cube, those are a couple that I want that I don't have. Jealous!!

Very nice setup, though; major compliments!

 

[Oyeve]

I still have L.A. Reid's lamp mac from when they booted him from Arista Records. I used to use it as a picture frame. Had pics streaming on it. Now it collects dust.