Nov 18, '03 11:01:00AM • Contributed by: filburt1
- Make a new network location in System Prefs (Network Port Configurations -> New, FireWire). I called mine "Direct Connection (FireWire)."
- Set the location to have a manual IP address; I choose 10.0.0.1 with a subnet of 255.255.255.0.
- Disable all of the other ports on the Mac; i.e., only have FireWire enabled.
- Turn on FTP Sharing in the Sharing system pref (in my experience, only this yields reliable, fast transfers).
- On the PC, right-click on My Network Places, go to Properties, and right-click on LAN and choose Properties. Change the IP address to 10.0.0.2, and the subnet to 255.255.255.0.
- Connect the two computers via the cable directly.
- On the PC, open up your FTP client and go to 10.0.0.1/your short username. I suggest using Active mode rather than Passive as the latter always times out.
- Transfer away!
