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10.3: Connecting a Mac and a PC via IP over FireWire
Authored by: heathpitts on Nov 18, '03 11:10:28AM

I have been using this since panther came out. I did a test backing up 12 gb of data using retrospect w/verify turned on. over ethernet this action took 4 hrs 32 min. Over firewire it took 3hrs 26 min.

Good bit faster I suppose



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10.3: Connecting a Mac and a PC via IP over FireWire
Authored by: cejones on Nov 18, '03 01:55:04PM

How does one setup this Firewire file sharing with two macs?

I want to continue using my ethernet connection for all http/ftp services, but I do want to use my firewire connection for Apple file sharing between two macs both running panther...

Should I keep Ethernet on top of the Network Port Configuration screen and just manually set the Firewire connection to a manual IP address like expressed in the above hint?



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10.3: Connecting a Mac and a PC via IP over FireWire
Authored by: filburt1 on Nov 18, '03 03:12:38PM

Do the same steps for the Mac on the other Mac, only this time using 10.0.0.2, instead of 10.0.0.1. It might even be smart enough such that you don't have to set a new IP. Windows isn't.



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10.3: Connecting a Mac and a PC via IP over FireWire
Authored by: filburt1 on Nov 18, '03 03:14:52PM
By the way, there's a bug in my hint: the FTP URL should be: ftp://10.0.0.1/~your username/ Note the tilde.

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10.3: Connecting a Mac and a PC via IP over FireWire
Authored by: iainross on Apr 01, '04 05:05:35AM

Hmm can you help me? i just got a mac for the office and I am having trouble transferring from pc to mac using a direct comp to comp (via a ethernet cable). can it be done? dont care about speed
thankyou



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