2 way connection Mac-PC?
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Jadey
sosumi
If all you need to do is transfer files, the simplest way is to turn your FTP server on on the OS X machine. System Preferences -> Sharing, click "Allow FTP access". Then on your PC, connect to your Mac's IP address using a regular FTP client like WS-FTP LE. Your Mac's IP address is displayed under the Network control panel next to IP Address.
If the machines need to be networked together, all you need to connect two ethernet-equipped computers is one cross-over ethernet cable. Available from any Radio Shack or similar store. Do you need to know how to set up the network on both machines? We have a similar setup here with Macs and PCs, so just lemmie know.
If you don't like the FTP method, you can use OS X's built in ability to mount PC volumes, or use the 3rd party software DAVE (which works very nicely)
If the machines need to be networked together, all you need to connect two ethernet-equipped computers is one cross-over ethernet cable. Available from any Radio Shack or similar store. Do you need to know how to set up the network on both machines? We have a similar setup here with Macs and PCs, so just lemmie know.
If you don't like the FTP method, you can use OS X's built in ability to mount PC volumes, or use the 3rd party software DAVE (which works very nicely)
nkuvu
Gone
I have a friend who works in a Mac support capacity (among other things). He says:
It's more of a one-way connection, though. The iMac can connect to the PC (running Win2K) and I can do whatever from the iMac (except print, because I don't have the right drivers or setup for my printer (but that's not a big deal since the iMac has its own printer)). But the iMac can transfer files (both ways) and can delete files on the PC just fine, and the iMac can use the 'net connection. It's just that the PC can't do any active transferring.
But hey, I could just be missing some configuration issues (in DAVE or PCMacLan). I'm using a regular crossover cable, extended by a normal cable, btw.
Sorry if this post is less than perfectly coherent. Still working on the caffeine intake...
I tend to agree with him -- but that's because I couldn't get DAVE working on my mini-network. I was, however, able to get PCMacLan working just fine.
It's more of a one-way connection, though. The iMac can connect to the PC (running Win2K) and I can do whatever from the iMac (except print, because I don't have the right drivers or setup for my printer (but that's not a big deal since the iMac has its own printer)). But the iMac can transfer files (both ways) and can delete files on the PC just fine, and the iMac can use the 'net connection. It's just that the PC can't do any active transferring.
But hey, I could just be missing some configuration issues (in DAVE or PCMacLan). I'm using a regular crossover cable, extended by a normal cable, btw.
Sorry if this post is less than perfectly coherent. Still working on the caffeine intake...
nkuvu
Gone
What do you need to know?
I'm not a networking expert, but like I said I did actually get it all set up. And since I re-installed my Win2K OS three times a few weeks ago (another grumpy anti-MS story
) I did all of the network setup recently.
Ah, here's a quick overview. Note that I'm going to refer to using PCMacLan, since that is what I have. DAVE may be different.
- On the Windows machine, install PCMacLan.
- Set up some folders for sharing, verify that the users are accurate. Note that you have to specify the passwords used to connect from within PCMacLan -- it doesn't automagically look them up like you'd think.
- Set your network card to a specific address. I used 10.0.0.1, since that region of numbers is reserved for intranet addresses, and it's easy to remember.
- If you want Internet connection sharing, right click on your connection in (wherever it is) on your Windows machine. Sorry, I'm not being intentionally obtuse, it's just in different places for different OSs. Windows2K graciously overwrites the IP address you just specified with 192.168.something.something -- go back and fix it, cursing Windows all the time.
- Make sure the cable is plugged in.
- In the Finder (we're on the Mac now, did you notice?), click on Go, Connect to Server.
- In the address bar, enter afp://10.0.0.1, click on connect.
- Enter the name and password you specified in PCMacLan, choose your share point.
So easy! not. Like I said, this is a quick overview, I am probably leaving out a bunch of steps. Like reboot your Windows machine 20 times before the installation is done.
Or you can use DAVE in which case I can't help you at all.
But Jadey sounds like the person to ask...
I'm not a networking expert, but like I said I did actually get it all set up. And since I re-installed my Win2K OS three times a few weeks ago (another grumpy anti-MS story
) I did all of the network setup recently.Ah, here's a quick overview. Note that I'm going to refer to using PCMacLan, since that is what I have. DAVE may be different.
- On the Windows machine, install PCMacLan.
- Set up some folders for sharing, verify that the users are accurate. Note that you have to specify the passwords used to connect from within PCMacLan -- it doesn't automagically look them up like you'd think.
- Set your network card to a specific address. I used 10.0.0.1, since that region of numbers is reserved for intranet addresses, and it's easy to remember.
- If you want Internet connection sharing, right click on your connection in (wherever it is) on your Windows machine. Sorry, I'm not being intentionally obtuse, it's just in different places for different OSs. Windows2K graciously overwrites the IP address you just specified with 192.168.something.something -- go back and fix it, cursing Windows all the time.
- Make sure the cable is plugged in.
- In the Finder (we're on the Mac now, did you notice?), click on Go, Connect to Server.
- In the address bar, enter afp://10.0.0.1, click on connect.
- Enter the name and password you specified in PCMacLan, choose your share point.
So easy! not. Like I said, this is a quick overview, I am probably leaving out a bunch of steps. Like reboot your Windows machine 20 times before the installation is done.
Or you can use DAVE in which case I can't help you at all.
But Jadey sounds like the person to ask...
I got sick of my 10-BaseT hub last night (single collision half duplex hub, that) so I bought a Cat 5e cross-over to hook my iMac up to my firewall. It now runs at full 100-BaseT without spending 70 dollars on a hub. Same solution for 10% of the cost? I'm down with that. BTW: most crossovers are yellow (this saves on reading labels in the store)