[Buck_W]

Actually, I have a couple of questions. I want to transfer files between my G4 Cube and G4 Titanium PowerBook in the quickest way possible (in terms of transfer rate):

1. First, does both my Cube and PB support 1000BASE-T (Gigabit Ethernet)?

2. I currently have a 350MHZ patch cable (RJ45 8P/8C). Is that sufficient to allow data transfers up to 1Gbps, or do I need to upgrade to a different cable?

I understand the difference between 100BASE-T (Fast Ethernet) and 1000BASE-T (Gigabit Ethernet), but I get totally confused trying to compare megabits and megahertz. Any enlightenment would be greatly welcomed and appreciated.

[fulmer]

your powerbook's ethernet port should be autosensing, which means you don't need to use a crossover ethernet cable.

what's better than ethernet is firewire--if you have a 6 pin to 6 pin firewire cable, you can connect both macs and boot one into firewire target disk mode. Transfers are very fast. Radioshack sells the 6-6 pin cables for around $7. They go for at least $25 in wal-mart.

[peterthorn]

I agree with fulmer - IP over firewire would be the best option - read more about how to do it here

And the Cube does not support gigabit thernet (unfortunately)

Peter

[C.J. Moof]

Better yet, if they're both on 10.3, you could use the built in IP over FireWire. This will be your fastest data transfer from a cube, as it's ethernet is 10/100 only, no GigE. That's how I most often move data between my Cube and pbk- tops out at about 14MB/sec. I'm haven't yet got my powerbook to move over 19MB/sec on GigE.

If the Cube did GigE, that cable would work.

The oldest TiBooks aren't GigE, that wasn't on board until.... the 550 and 667 pair came out, I think.

[peterthorn]

simultaneous answering

Peter

[fulmer]

I meant straight FW target disk mode, which is different than IP over FW. But I guess IP over FW would work as well, althought it may be a couple steps too many compared to the FW disk mode method.

either way, write back with questions, success, or failure.