[jay999]

1.8 Ghz G5 10.4.0 and AMD2200 WINXP,

I have my pc connected to my mac via firewire -> my mac connected to my cable modem.

(MAC) I turned on Personal web sharing on the mac as well as windows file sharing and filesharing. Next I clicked on the Internet tab and selected Built In Ethernet as the connection to share and Built in Firewire as the connection other computers will connect over and then turned on Internet sharing.

(PC) I had a 1394 network connection and under properties / internet protocol (tcp/ip) i have Obtain IP address automatically. Next I clicked on the advanced tab and added a gateway 69.141.25.118 which is the address of my mac.

When I ipconfig /all on the pc i have a new address as supplied by my mac of 192.168.2.2 and I can see my Connection Specific DNS Suffix from comcast. The problem is that in IE, outlook, and firefox i cant connect to the net. Is there something I missed? I can ping the pc at 192.168.2.2 from the mac and my mac is connected to the net.

Thanks very much in advnace for your help!
J

[Drakino]

The PC should use DHCP for everything, including the gateway. The PC will be auto assigned a DNS and gateway setting of 192.168.2.1

[ghporter]

WinXP doesn't always tell you when it's a good idea to reboot, just when it's absolutely necessary. Here, it's a very good idea. This should get you a fresh start with the PC and may fix your issue.

The problem is that firewire networking is kind of problematic on PCs-they'll do it, it's just not their strong suit.

This would be much easier on you if you found a good deal on a cable/DSL router. I've seen them for less than $30 at places like OfficeDepot, and this is exactly the job they're built for. Not only that, but using a router means that you don't have to have your G5 on to be able to surf on the PC. It's also pretty easy to set up these routers; the days of needing a PC program to configure them are long gone.

(Geez, I wish I got a commission on routers.)

[CMYKid]

I've actually been putting off asking a very similar question for a while here myself. it's annoying because i dont think I've ever been stumped by anything networking related in ages but ah well.

I have a PC at a new job which is setup for the company network. Of course, aside from it NOT being a PC, I much prefer to work on my Powerbookall the time since I invariably end up doing work at 3am when the mood strikes and I'd rather have all the various necessary files close at hand. The problem is that there arent any more holes in the network closet and the IT guy is apparently slow as hell from what I'm told so it'll likely be a while before they add another hub. I do still need the PC to be connected since I use it for Flash still and there are things on the hard drive that I need.

What I'd like to do is connect my Powerbook to the office network by Firewire THROUGH the PC. SO far tho I've not had any luck at all. I need to be able to hit the network drives, Internet and Exchange server. I've tried bridging the various ports, etc, in varying combinations but havent really had any luck. IPs are set manually, Gateway is of course just the usual 192.168.0.1, Class C subnet and then an internal and external DNS.

I know IP over Firewire is still not completely reliable, but I've used it in some pretty diverse applications previous to this and had no trouble. Any thoughts?

[ghporter]

CMYKid, why not just unplug the PC and jam the cable into your PowerBook? Is that a no-no where you work? You could probably make a good case to management that just being able to swap from the PC to the Mac would improve your productivity, since you'll be able to work after hours and not waste time transfering the data from the Mac to the PC.

Check out the PC's firewire properties. It may already be configured properly for networking, since by default a Windows computer sees a firewire port as a network port. You'll have to manually assign an address to both the PC's firewire and the Mac's so they see each other, but that should be about the extent of the firewire configuration. Of course you'll have to set up file sharing (watch out for your IT guys when you do this-you may need an administrator to do this on the PC) on both as well. Finally, you'll need a firewire cable that fits both computers' connectors. Most cables have a "computer" end and a "device" end, so you may have to work at finding one with two "computer" ends. (I know there's a formal name for these connectors, but most packaging I've seen says "computer" and "device" so that's what I'm saying to look for.)

[CMYKid]

yeah, I'm on the Powerbook at the moment, but I'd really prefer not to have to swap the cable each time, at any rate there're quite a few files on the PC that I still need access to from the Powerbook. I've done all the above, I'm the Admin on the machine, and the ports are both standard 6 pin Firewire. The problem has so far primarily centered around sharing the 'Net/Network connection, with no luck.

My theory now is to reverse things and try to work it with the Powerbook Plugged into the network via ethernet and then share that out to the PC over Firewire. We'll see. If a good enterprise-class hub cost less I'd go buy one myself. All this for just one port, meh.

[jay999]

Thanks for the replies ill report back later. I do have a switch but it is at my friends house a good hour and a half away so for now the only option i have is using firewire. I tried setting up the mac on target disk mode but it wouldnt mount on the pc but thats another topic I guess.

[kunnysensei]

Ok, here is how I succeeded to share an internet connection from my powerbook-Tiger to a PC (laptop) over the fireweire cable 6 to 4 pins. Off course, a direct wireless connction might also do the trick....

First go to Network in System Preferences, then select Built-in-Firewire and choose Manually at Configure and set the IP address to 10.0.0.1. Use the Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0 and Apply Now to confirm these settings.

Then go to Sharing in System Preferences, and enable the Services: Personal File Sharing and Personal Web Sharing. You can still enable the Firewall On button as long as these two Services are enabled. Even Stealth Mode & Block UDP in Advanced can be enabled.

Then go to Internet, and in my case enable Internet Sharing from Built-in-Ethernet (incomig internet connection for my Powerbook) to Built-in-Firewire.

In XP (SP2) on the receiving PC go to 1394 Connection in Network. Set the Gateway address in Advanced to 10.0.0.1 and leave the other options to Automatic. I did not enable the Firewall for 1394 in XP, but maybe it still works... This is all there is to enable Internet Sharing.

If you even want to mount in Tiger the Shared Folders in XP, press command-K in Finder and type at the command line 'smb://192.168.2.2' and hit enter. I am not sure if the transfer speed between the Mac and PC can be further increased. I have the feeling it is too slow for these settings. Anyway, hope this works for you all ;-) Let me know if you have suggestions for improvements.