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maclover73 - Aug 7, 2005 - 10:25 pm
I wish I didn't have to ask the question. Seems by now I should know how but, the networking and therefore the proper backing up process, has me challenged.
Used to be it was relatively simple to hook two Macs via an Ethernet wire. Crossed pair is necessary to avoid a router, and I am using that. Used to be it was a little convoluted where I had to use the get info in the 9600's hard drive icon to set file sharing permissions.
I am now running Tiger and I am using a Ethernet Crossover cable. I am connecting a PowerBook G4 12"" with a PowerMac MDD.
I have looked at the personal file sharing panels in both preferences but nothing I change or tweak magically makes the other Mac's hard drive icon appear on the other's desktop.
How actually is this done? Please note that while I am an advanced intermediate to expert in some areas of using the mac, you can speak to me like a child with networking. Use small words. Speak slowly. ;-)
Thank you.
David
Used to be it was relatively simple to hook two Macs via an Ethernet wire. Crossed pair is necessary to avoid a router, and I am using that. Used to be it was a little convoluted where I had to use the get info in the 9600's hard drive icon to set file sharing permissions.
I am now running Tiger and I am using a Ethernet Crossover cable. I am connecting a PowerBook G4 12"" with a PowerMac MDD.
I have looked at the personal file sharing panels in both preferences but nothing I change or tweak magically makes the other Mac's hard drive icon appear on the other's desktop.
How actually is this done? Please note that while I am an advanced intermediate to expert in some areas of using the mac, you can speak to me like a child with networking. Use small words. Speak slowly. ;-)
Thank you.
David
wal - Aug 8, 2005 - 11:14 am
This may not be a solution to your problem but an alternative.
I did the same thing recently with an older G4 powerbook and an iMac G3 but I used a regular, standard, run-of-the-mill ethernet cable. It worked like a charm. I just started file sharing on one machine then browsed the network on the other.
Both machines are normally on a wireless network together so they are set up to DHCP and an Airport handles the IPs for the wireless. I don't know how it handled the IPs on the wired connection but I didn't have to set anything.
Good luck and thanks for using MacOSX.com.
--Bill
I did the same thing recently with an older G4 powerbook and an iMac G3 but I used a regular, standard, run-of-the-mill ethernet cable. It worked like a charm. I just started file sharing on one machine then browsed the network on the other.
Both machines are normally on a wireless network together so they are set up to DHCP and an Airport handles the IPs for the wireless. I don't know how it handled the IPs on the wired connection but I didn't have to set anything.
Good luck and thanks for using MacOSX.com.
--Bill
maclover73 - Aug 8, 2005 - 11:37 am
Good call. I had been using a FireWire external which always mounted when plugged in. I completly forgot about looking under network drive. DOH!
Here then is a realted question. I am using the powerbook as my main computer and it is on an airport connection. I find that with the ethernet cable connectin ghte two macs, the airport shows it is working but will not connect - until I disconnect the ethernet cable.
How have I set it up that this is occuring and how can I fix it? Right now it's a bit kludgy but it works to dismount the other Macs drives, pull ou tthe cable, abd check for a current version of SuperDuper, the backup utility I am testing here.
Ideas?
Thanks
Here then is a realted question. I am using the powerbook as my main computer and it is on an airport connection. I find that with the ethernet cable connectin ghte two macs, the airport shows it is working but will not connect - until I disconnect the ethernet cable.
How have I set it up that this is occuring and how can I fix it? Right now it's a bit kludgy but it works to dismount the other Macs drives, pull ou tthe cable, abd check for a current version of SuperDuper, the backup utility I am testing here.
Ideas?
Thanks
wal - Aug 8, 2005 - 11:52 am
It might be a conflict with the IP information. When you use the Ethernet cable it is setting a specific IP address for the machine. And then the Airport connection isn't valid since the "Airport network" is completely different.
You might try disconnecting the Ethernet and checking the IP settings with just the Airport network. Then manually set the IP address on the Ethernet connection to something similar (incrementing up one for each machine but with the same subnet/gateways).
I don't know if this will work but it's worth a shot.
--Bill
You might try disconnecting the Ethernet and checking the IP settings with just the Airport network. Then manually set the IP address on the Ethernet connection to something similar (incrementing up one for each machine but with the same subnet/gateways).
I don't know if this will work but it's worth a shot.
--Bill
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