SpeedShare Client User Guide
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Introduction
SpeedShare is an application that lets you
browse, move and copy files over the Internet. It works like the Finder, so that it's
easy to organize files and folders, get info on them, and copy them to or from
any Macintosh on a standard dial-up Internet connection.
Files are transferred in the background, with built-in file compression.
SpeedShare is used to connect to other Macs running another application called
SpeedShare Server. This program makes a Mac's files available to SpeedShare over
TCP/IP, the network protocol of the Internet.
SpeedShare works like the Finder, making it easy to organize files and folders,
get info on them, and copy them.
This is a how-to guide to using SpeedShare. Because SpeedShare works very much
like the Finder, you may find that the simplest way to learn about
SpeedShare is to just open it and start to use it.
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Getting Started
The hardest part of using SpeedShare is setting up a connection.
These are the things that are needed to connect to a SpeedShare Server:
- The server's name
- The user name
- The user password
- (Sometimes) the server's TCP/IP address
To initiate a connection to a SpeedShare Server, make sure that you're connected
to the Internet. Then double-click the SpeedShare icon.
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SpeedShare Icon
- Once SpeedShare is open, use the Edit menu to choose Connections.
You see the Connections dialog:
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Connections dialog
- To create a new connection, click New.
- Enter the Server Name, the User Name, and the Password.
Normally, you will connect to the SpeedShare server using the
Qdea Worldwide Rendezvous. The Rendezvous makes connections between servers and clients by
name. It's easier to use the Rendezvous - all you need to know is the name of the server.
If you want to connect using a fixed TCP/IP address, click TCP/IP Address
and enter the address. TCP/IP addresses look like this: 56.129.247.86, where
each number is between 0 and 255. The TCP/IP address of a SpeedShare Server
is entered in the Log of the server each time it starts up.
As the connection is being made, a Connection window appears:
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Connection window
The Connection window shows the contents
of the disks on the Mac you've connected to.
This window works like the Finder, so:
- To move or copy files, drag them to their new location.
- To copy files to a new location on the same disk, hold down the Option key.
- Use Get Info to get information on selected items.
- To put items in the Trash, drag them to the Trash icon.
- To empty the Trash, click on the Trash icon for a popup menu.
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SpeedShare Reference
This is a description of the menus and windows in SpeedShare.
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