[threestain]

I have just switched, and am looking to transfer across my mp3 collection at some point. I have a firewire connection possible, but I don't know how best to use it, as just connecting the two doesn't seem to work. Any help please???

[ghporter]

What kind of PC are you planning to transfer files from? What operating system is particularly important, but as long as it supports firewire it should be just a configuration issue.

Let me know what you're using, and I'll see if I can talk you through it.

[threestain]

Right its running Win XP, on a P3 500. It has a firewire card installed which works fine when it wants to! - I use it currently for my iPod and used to use it for DV input.

Other than that the mac is running 10.2.5

[ghporter]

Then there should be no problem on the PC end to have XP recognize the firewire card as a networking device. I don't know how to configure a firewire port on a Mac to be a networking device, though, and I don't have one here at work to play with.

Theoretically, once both ends are configured as network devices, just plugging a wire between them and identifying shares should be all it takes.

[threestain]

Okay but how do I do it?

I have plugged in the firewire cable to both, but the PC needs new hardware apparently, and the apple doesn't recognised it at all!

[Mithras]

Just use ethernet, assuming your PC has ethernet.

IP over firewire is still fairly subtle business.

[Powaqqatsi]

You need TCP/IP over Firewire from the ADC website I think.

[ghporter]

The PC should already see its firewire port as a network port. At most you may have to configure it to use TCP/IP.