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Best Way To Connect 2 Macs?
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Junior Member
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: U. of Auburn
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Hi all, My question is that I already have a 12" AL Pb and am about to purchase a 17" Imac, they will both be on a network (one wirelessly). What is the best way to have them connected to eachother at all times, giving me free reign of the files on the imac from my living room or the powerbook files from my imac? Any advice will help, I know this may be a newbie question but this is my first time to own both a Mac laptop and desktop in the same house, any advice or help would be appreciated, thanks!
-Eric
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Senior User
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Golden, CO
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If they're both on the same network then just turn on file sharing on both machines and you're set.
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Forum Regular
Join Date: Oct 2002
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Firewire networking. Really fast, convenient. I use it all the time.
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Junior Member
Join Date: Jan 2004
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What about to take control of my Imac from the living room, kind of like "Remote Desktop for the PC"? Thanks
-Eric
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Powerbook Al 12"/1 Ghz/40 GB/768 MB/Airport Ex./SuperDrive/10.3.2
Imac Flatpanal 17"/800 Mhz/80 GB/768 MB/SuperDrive/10.3.2
iPod mini (silver) *order placed*
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Join Date: Oct 2003
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Originally posted by DynastyMac:
What about to take control of my Imac from the living room, kind of like "Remote Desktop for the PC"? Thanks
-Eric
Look at Apple Remote Desktop
http://www.apple.com/remotedesktop/
kinda pricy though.
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Southern, NJ (near Philly YO!)
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If they both have Gigabit Ethernet use that...its faster than FireWire and you don't even need a crossover cable.
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MacBook Pro 15" i7 ~ Snow Leopard ~ iPhone 4 - 16Gb
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Junior Member
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: U. of Auburn
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I think yall may be confused as to what im asking, I would like to be able to swap files between the computers over the network, maybe change files then move them around, that sort of thing.
-Eric
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Powerbook Al 12"/1 Ghz/40 GB/768 MB/Airport Ex./SuperDrive/10.3.2
Imac Flatpanal 17"/800 Mhz/80 GB/768 MB/SuperDrive/10.3.2
iPod mini (silver) *order placed*
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Mac Enthusiast
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Ithaca, NY
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SystemPrefs> turn on remote login and personal file sharing.(Both systems) While both are on the ketwork, hit apple+K or Go>connect to server and put in the IP of the system you want to connect to. Enter the username and password for the remote machine, and you can mount the drives on the other system, just like it was a firewire or USB drive.
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"Leave it. Leave it, it's fine. It's fine. I WILL DESTROY YOU!" -Morbo
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Macfreak7
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Simple tip:
You can use iChat Rendezvous to transfer files between the two computers, if you don't do it too often.
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Professional Poster
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: boulder, co
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because we all know talking to yourself (if even over AIM) is a sign of insanity.
haha. use VNC to control, and file sharing to move files.
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Ad Astra Per Aspera - Semper Exploro
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Senior User
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Golden, CO
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Originally posted by DynastyMac:
I think yall may be confused as to what im asking, I would like to be able to swap files between the computers over the network, maybe change files then move them around, that sort of thing.
-Eric
Did you ever consider looking through OS X help? I think the answer you were looking for is there.
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