[Jolt21]

OMG THIS THING IS GORGEOUS! everything i dreamed for and more!!



so, my question..

in order to transfer files (documents, music, movies) from my XP PC, i just connect them by ethernet cable and voila? is it that simple? am i missing something?

[manero]

You'll need either a hub, switch, or a crossover cable, I believe. The new powerbooks might be able to do a software crossover, but I'm not sure.

[rmongold]

Don't the PowerBooks have self-sensing Ethernet ports? That is to say, they know whether they've got a cross-over or straight patch cable plugged in and route themselves accordingly?

[Jolt21]

cross-over cable? what is that? dammit, the guy at CompUSA told me i can just plug in an ethernet cable and bam...i thought it was too good to be true

[manero]

Originally posted by Jolt21:
cross-over cable? what is that? dammit, the guy at CompUSA told me i can just plug in an ethernet cable and bam...i thought it was too good to be true

Well, try it and see if it works... the time you spend posting on here, you could be getting it to work

[X-Ray]

You do not need a cross over cable. If you go to Apple's support site you can find all the info you need to do what you want. Here's one example: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=42717

[Jolt21]

all i keep finding is how to transfer form mac to mac, not pc to mac...and i just tried the "just plug em in" thing...it didn't work..

this was on Apple's Website:

To transfer files from a Windows PC to a Mac (or from a Mac to a Mac) you can:
-Open a network connection: Connect to a Windows network and transfer files from one computer to the other.

i love how they don't tell you how...so this means i should be able to just hook them up by ethernet, right?


k, i found one thing, the move2mac, but that is ridiculous, there has got to be a way just by hooking them up together..

[Jolt21]

i tried connecting by firewire, and windows said found new hardware, but it couldn't find the drivers for it to recognize it and use it...is there a way to transfer files this way?

[Mafia]

hook em together, on your mac in finder go to "Go>connect to server" and type in smb://<i>insert pc's address here (ex. 192.168.1.100)</i> and that should do it.. on the windows computer u have to have sharing enabled and the files u want need to be shared. (u should be able to find the remote address of the pc somewhere in the shared settings. routers make it so much easier.


mafia

[Jolt21]

Originally posted by Mafia:
hook em together, on your mac in finder go to "Go>connect to server" and type in smb://<i>insert pc's address here (ex. 192.168.1.100)</i> and that should do it.. on the windows computer u have to have sharing enabled and the files u want need to be shared. (u should be able to find the remote address of the pc somewhere in the shared settings. routers make it so much easier.


mafia

ok,i'll try it, gimme a sec..

i cant seem to find the address of my computer

[JKT]

that last bit of advice is using ethernet and not FireWire - just in case it hadn't twigged

[Jolt21]

yea, i realized that...but i cant seem to find my pc's address..and how do i make sure i have sharing enabled? which files will the netowrk show?

i tried the smb:// thingy, and in my Network category on Finder, i had Servers and 3 folders, MSHOME, Local, and something else...was i connected to my computer (b/c they aren't there anymore since i took the cable out)? how do i move files into those folders on my PC? (they were all empty)

is there anyone tha can help me out by talking to me on aim so i can ask questions faster and stuff? my sn is Simoni217...thnx

[JKT]

First things first. On the Mac go to System Preferences>Sharing>Services and make sure you have activated "Windows sharing". While you are there, and have highlighted Windows sharing by clicking the title itself, make a note of the computer address (which will be something like \\yourcompsname.domain.whatever\yourshortusername) which is displayed at the bottom of the window.

You then might find it easier to access the Mac from the PC considering that you now know the Mac's address. On the PC go to My Network Places and create a new Network place for the Mac using the Mac's address above. You will probably be asked for your username and password to mount it on the PC. Your user folder should then mount on the PC and you can copy files too and from it.

Sorry, but I don't know what you need to do on the PC side to make sure you can use the networking in this way (that is to make My Network Places actually function), if this doesn't work.

HTH

[Jolt21]

Originally posted by JKT:
make a note of the computer address (which will be something like \\yourcompsname.domain.whatever\yourshortusername) which is displayed at the bottom of the window.

i don't see that at all i see is "FirstName-LastNames-Computer.local"

is that the same thing?

[JKT]

Originally posted by Jolt21:
i don't see that at all i see is "FirstName-LastNames-Computer.local"

is that the same thing?

Nope. If you are in the Sharing preferences, with the Services tab active - click the title "Windows Sharing" and you will see this:



Red box highlights what you want to input as the Mac's address

[Mafia]

on windows its a folder called Shared Documents inside of my computer (assuming u got xp with older versions i don't know) just put the files u want in that folder, btw if ethernet is connected and windows sharing is turned on in mac os x then u're pc should show up in the "network" tab in finder. i could help more but i've never hooked up mac to pc direct ethernet, i've always gone through a router (hense the smb://192.168.1.100 is how u would access using a router)

[Jolt21]

Originally posted by JKT:
Nope. If you are in the Sharing preferences, with the Services tab active - click the title "Windows Sharing" and you will see this:



Red box highlights what you want to input as the Mac's address

lol, actually i figured it out right before you posted this...and it works! THANK YOU SO MUCH!

only thing it, it goes sooooooooo slow...iv been transferring for 6 hours and only have about 1/4 of my albums on...dang, o well, cant have the best of both worlds...

[devast]

just for reference

to get your ip on a pc... go to start>run>(type cmd then enter)>type ipconfig then enter

ip on a mac, probably an easier way, but you can go to terminal/console and type ifconfig then enter


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