Connecting 2 Macs?

wicky

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I've got two Mac's both connecting to the web using a wireless connection. Using a crossover cable, I want to connect them directly for better transfer speed.

What's the best method to achieve this, and how do I get them to transfer using the lead rather then using the wireless connection?
 
Go to Network > Built-in ethernet prefs on each and set a manual IP address - example 192.168.2.5 and 192.168.2.6. Turn on file sharing (probably already did). Go to the Go menu > Connect to server and enter afp://192.168.2.x (x appropriate to the other computer).
 
Without knowing the Mac models ... 'Using a crossover cable' ... instead of ... 'You don't need a crossover cable - your mac automatically detects the type of connection' - is a reasonable approach.

Yes, the (unknown model) Macs may - but then, may not - have (Ethernet port) auto configuration.

I still keep, within reach, a crossover cable ... just in case.
 
If one of the macs is the following, you do not need a crossover cable:
Products that do not require a crossover cable

iMac (17-inch 1GHz) and later
eMac (ATI Graphics) and later
iBook (Dual USB) and later (MacBook)
Power Mac G4 (Gigabit Ethernet) and later
Xserve and later
Power Mac G5 and later (Mac Pro)
PowerBook G4 and later (MacBook Pro)
Mac mini
AirPort Base Station (Dual Ethernet)
AirPort Extreme Base Station
AirPort Express
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http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=42717
 
If you want the best transfer speeds, you should connect those computers directly to your router via ethernet. But if that's not an option, you can use a crossover cable to connect your macs; that's what it's good for.
 
** The Mac's are a G5 and an older G4 (2nd / 3rd gen) **

I asked about the crossover because that's what I have in front of me. I assumed that connecting both Mac's via the crossover might result in 1000 BaseT transfer rates, instead of the rubbish speed that my router is giving me.

The wireless connection is provided via a router in another room. If the router remains attached to the main telephone socket (not via an extension) it provides a 16meg connection... very sweet! If it is moved away from this position the rate drops off to just over 5meg. You can understand my reluctance to move it?

What I'm looking for is the easiest way to permanently connect the 2 Mac's together, via the leads that I have, incurring no (or little) additional expense. :)

Gsahli - Would I need to connect each time the machine restarted via the "Go" menu? Obviously not a problem, but seems a bit messy and long winded, can this be achieved automatically?
 
Yes, you're grammatically correct in terms of possession... but maybe not in respect of abbreviation. Well spotted!

Will you be amending all of the other spelling mistakes and grammatical inaccuracies throughout the forum?
 
rotflmao

wicky said:
Yes, you're grammatically correct in terms of possession... but maybe not in respect of abbreviation. Well spotted!

Will you be amending all of the other spelling mistakes and grammatical inaccuracies throughout the forum?
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The name grep comes from an ancient Unix text editor called ed, the forerunner of ex, which is the forerunner of vi, which is the forerunner of vim. To search for a regular expression from ed, you’d use the command sequence g/re/p. g is for global (the whole file), /re/ is the regular expression to search for delimited by /, and p says to print matching lines (for example, display onscreen). Back in the days of ed, CPU power and memory were expensive, so to avoid the overhead of running a general-purpose editor to perform what is a very common task, a new specialized command was written. It was called, as you have already guessed, grep.
 
wicky ....back to your question ....
To have it automatically mount on start, mount it once and drag the icon to:
Syst Prefs > Accounts > your_username > Login Items

Since I don't use two network adapters at once (e.g. wireless and ethernet), please let us know if you see any problems.
 
bobw said:
The name grep comes from an ancient Unix text editor called ed, the forerunner of ex, which is the forerunner of vi, which is the forerunner of vim. To search for a regular expression from ed, you’d use the command sequence g/re/p. g is for global (the whole file), /re/ is the regular expression to search for delimited by /, and p says to print matching lines (for example, display onscreen). Back in the days of ed, CPU power and memory were expensive, so to avoid the overhead of running a general-purpose editor to perform what is a very common task, a new specialized command was written. It was called, as you have already guessed, grep.
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Thanks Bob. Although, I was actually making reference to "rotflmao" not the "g/re/p", because I didn't get it at first. Being the true country gent, I'm not great with gritty, urban "down town" speak.

Word.

Gsahli, will do, and thanks for the help. Do I have to change the visible order in "System Perf's > Network > Network Status"? Any ideas?

Cheers
 
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