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Hello,
First, I want to say that I've read a ton of topics before asking my question, but it seems that my problem is a bit more complicated to resolve...
So, I just got a MacBook Pro 17 that I’m trying to connect to my iMac. It worked for a while; I had set up folder sharing, but by the next day, nothing worked anymore. They were connected via an RJ45 cable, and then I tried with a FireWire, but that didn't work either...
I assigned a fixed IP to each in "manual DHCP" mode, then I tried the startup method by holding down the T key, but my iMac doesn’t connect.
Is there a solution to properly configure my connections so that I can use Airport as well as Parallels Desktop and the connection with my MacBook Pro?
Thanks a lot.
First, I want to say that I've read a ton of topics before asking my question, but it seems that my problem is a bit more complicated to resolve...
So, I just got a MacBook Pro 17 that I’m trying to connect to my iMac. It worked for a while; I had set up folder sharing, but by the next day, nothing worked anymore. They were connected via an RJ45 cable, and then I tried with a FireWire, but that didn't work either...
I assigned a fixed IP to each in "manual DHCP" mode, then I tried the startup method by holding down the T key, but my iMac doesn’t connect.
Is there a solution to properly configure my connections so that I can use Airport as well as Parallels Desktop and the connection with my MacBook Pro?
Thanks a lot.
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Hello
You're complicating your life for no reason by trying to connect with a cable. On Mac, it's done very quickly and intuitively via AirPort (Wi-Fi). Just activate AirPort on both Macs, then go to System Preferences/Sharing, and enable "File Sharing" on both Macs. You will see the other Mac appear on the left side of your Finder window.
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You're complicating your life for no reason by trying to connect with a cable. On Mac, it's done very quickly and intuitively via AirPort (Wi-Fi). Just activate AirPort on both Macs, then go to System Preferences/Sharing, and enable "File Sharing" on both Macs. You will see the other Mac appear on the left side of your Finder window.
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Good evening,
(Lucian, sorry to intrude)
Have you followed the procedure provided in the Mac Help?
Connecting two computers via Ethernet
You can use an Ethernet cable to connect two Macintosh computers and share files or play over a network.
1 Connect an Ethernet cable between the Ethernet ports of the two computers.
2 Open the Sharing preferences on both computers and enable File Sharing. Note the name of each computer.
3 On one of the computers, select Go > Connect to Server, then click Browse.
4 Double-click on the other computer in the window, then enter your password if prompted.
If you have manually configured the TCP/IP settings of the built-in Ethernet configuration on the computer you are connecting to, you may need to type the TCP/IP address of that computer in the Connect to Server dialog box.
To view or enter the TCP/IP address, open the Network preferences, then choose the Ethernet port's configuration in the local Display menu (named Built-in Ethernet unless you have assigned it another name).
Best regards.
(Lucian, sorry to intrude)
Have you followed the procedure provided in the Mac Help?
Connecting two computers via Ethernet
You can use an Ethernet cable to connect two Macintosh computers and share files or play over a network.
1 Connect an Ethernet cable between the Ethernet ports of the two computers.
2 Open the Sharing preferences on both computers and enable File Sharing. Note the name of each computer.
3 On one of the computers, select Go > Connect to Server, then click Browse.
4 Double-click on the other computer in the window, then enter your password if prompted.
If you have manually configured the TCP/IP settings of the built-in Ethernet configuration on the computer you are connecting to, you may need to type the TCP/IP address of that computer in the Connect to Server dialog box.
To view or enter the TCP/IP address, open the Network preferences, then choose the Ethernet port's configuration in the local Display menu (named Built-in Ethernet unless you have assigned it another name).
Best regards.
Hello
thank you for your response
I actually did this manipulation again at noon but nothing works, I rather feel that the problem comes from either an IP address error or even an IP address conflict, how should I fix it? When I set it to automatic DHCP it doesn't work and it disconnects AIRPORT, and when I set it to manual DHCP it doesn't work either?
what to do....
thank you for your response
I actually did this manipulation again at noon but nothing works, I rather feel that the problem comes from either an IP address error or even an IP address conflict, how should I fix it? When I set it to automatic DHCP it doesn't work and it disconnects AIRPORT, and when I set it to manual DHCP it doesn't work either?
what to do....
Thank you
but it doesn't work by any means, neither airport nor RJ45 nor firewire. We can see that it is indicated on the left side but it is not able to connect.
but it doesn't work by any means, neither airport nor RJ45 nor firewire. We can see that it is indicated on the left side but it is not able to connect.
Good evening,
What IP addresses did you use for your Macs? Because not any address can be used.
I recommend using IP addresses from Class C.
What IP addresses did you use for your Macs? Because not any address can be used.
I recommend using IP addresses from Class C.
Yes, indeed I set 192.168.0.80 on one, and then on the other 192.168.0.81
I just realized that the sharing works perfectly in one direction when I use AIRPORT only, but obviously not in the direction that interests me...
Then I compared the two machines, the permissions are identical, I allowed reading and writing for everyone
When I’m on the MacBook Pro and I click on "connect as", it searches but cannot find it, and therefore on the other one, there’s no problem (via airport)
What could this be due to?
I just realized that the sharing works perfectly in one direction when I use AIRPORT only, but obviously not in the direction that interests me...
Then I compared the two machines, the permissions are identical, I allowed reading and writing for everyone
When I’m on the MacBook Pro and I click on "connect as", it searches but cannot find it, and therefore on the other one, there’s no problem (via airport)
What could this be due to?