Re: without passing through router?
Seems a bit slow. I usually get about 10GB/hour throughput on wifi backups, so I would expect 125GB to easily complete in a day. Of course if your machine goes to sleep or other things use up bandwidth your mileage may vary. There was also discussion about issues with slow performance on wifi in certain situations which seems to be an OSX bug: https://discussions.apple.com/message/19083821#19083821#19083821 That said, once you get your first backup done the incrementals should be much faster. CB On 11/11/12 5:40 PM, Ioana Gandrabur wrote: Thanks for all your support, As we speak the backup is going slowly but surely. Could anyone of you experts suggest a course of action to try to attempt the wired connection with a cable without passing through router? At the moment I have the ethernet connected to both macs without a router but I have a feeling that the network is still happening over wifi. It is very slow for now. 2 days for 125 gigs. Thanks again, Ioana Please check out my cd on www.ioanagandrabur.com http://www.ioanagandrabur.com on iTunes and most online stores. On Nov 8, 2012, at 4:00 PM, Chris Blouch cblo...@aol.com mailto:cblo...@aol.com wrote: I've had pretty good luck with time machine over wifi. I have an old Mac G4 running in the basement with a 500GB drive for time machine backups wired to my wifi router. I then have sharing turned on and mounted that drive on a laptop and told time machine to use it. It seems to back up a lot of the time since I'm back on 802.11G since my Airport died. It was much more reasonable with 802.11N. In other words, if you're patient you might be fine just doing time machine backups over wifi and will have no need of a frankencable setup. CB On 11/7/12 12:31 AM, Tim Kilburn wrote: Hi, You are correct in most accounts. Time Machine will continue from where it left off if all things are equal, meaning that you're using the same Backup location and configuration as well as connection method. Yes it should be much quicker on future backups. With respect to the Internet connection being lost when the ethernet cable is connected. Try going to the System Prefs, in the Network pane. In the Actions pop-up menu, choose Set Service Order and then drag the WIFI above the Ethernet service. This should allow the WIFI to maintain its Internet connection but still allow connectivity between computers with the ethernet cable. Note that should is my favourite word in computer-land so I'm not promising that it will work perfectly. I do, in my world, use multiple network services but these are usually in a Server environment so your machine may behave differently. Good luck. Later... Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On 2012-11-06, at 12:50 PM, Ioana Gandrabur igandra...@gmail.com mailto:igandra...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks for your detailed response. Like you said, it opens up more questiones than it answers. I have a sighted husband that could help with non VO friendly solutions. Could you mind telling me what those might be? Also, I am just thinking letting timemachine do its thing although it takes forever. I am thinking that for subsequent bakcups it would be faster since there is less to update. Do any of you know if timemachine can continue backup where it left off if the backup was interrupted? IN this case am I risking corrupted data? hanks very much! Ioana Please check out my cd on www.ioanagandrabur.com http://www.ioanagandrabur.com/ on iTunes and most online stores. On Nov 5, 2012, at 9:08 PM, Tim Kilburn kilbur...@gmail.com mailto:kilbur...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, Migration Assistant is a different kettle of fish. Although, the basic answer is yes, sort of. Some complications will arise though if you are planning to have the units tethered more or less permanently. Normally, the ethernet connection is a higher priority than the wireless one thus once the connection is made, you will lose your IP address and most likely lose your Internet connection. There are workarounds for this sort of thing but they are not typically VO friendly. The connection speed should be quicker than WIFI and depending on your router, could be slightly quicker then going through it as well. The problem I see with your design though is that, unless your other Mac is set up as a server, using it for Time Machine backups is not as easy as it appears. My suggestions for this would be to either have some sort of network access storage either through your existing router (if it supports it), to use a Time Capsule or Airport Extreme with external HD, or convert your other Mac to a MacOS Server. Financially, if your router supports NAS, that's the least expensive route, purchasing the MacOS Server is only $20 and the most expensive would be the Airport Extreme or Time Capsule route. Just because life is never easy, the less expensive routes are not necessarily the easiest methods
Re: without passing through router?
Thanks for all your support, As we speak the backup is going slowly but surely. Could anyone of you experts suggest a course of action to try to attempt the wired connection with a cable without passing through router? At the moment I have the ethernet connected to both macs without a router but I have a feeling that the network is still happening over wifi. It is very slow for now. 2 days for 125 gigs. Thanks again, Ioana Please check out my cd on www.ioanagandrabur.com on iTunes and most online stores. On Nov 8, 2012, at 4:00 PM, Chris Blouch cblo...@aol.com wrote: I've had pretty good luck with time machine over wifi. I have an old Mac G4 running in the basement with a 500GB drive for time machine backups wired to my wifi router. I then have sharing turned on and mounted that drive on a laptop and told time machine to use it. It seems to back up a lot of the time since I'm back on 802.11G since my Airport died. It was much more reasonable with 802.11N. In other words, if you're patient you might be fine just doing time machine backups over wifi and will have no need of a frankencable setup. CB On 11/7/12 12:31 AM, Tim Kilburn wrote: Hi, You are correct in most accounts. Time Machine will continue from where it left off if all things are equal, meaning that you're using the same Backup location and configuration as well as connection method. Yes it should be much quicker on future backups. With respect to the Internet connection being lost when the ethernet cable is connected. Try going to the System Prefs, in the Network pane. In the Actions pop-up menu, choose Set Service Order and then drag the WIFI above the Ethernet service. This should allow the WIFI to maintain its Internet connection but still allow connectivity between computers with the ethernet cable. Note that should is my favourite word in computer-land so I'm not promising that it will work perfectly. I do, in my world, use multiple network services but these are usually in a Server environment so your machine may behave differently. Good luck. Later... Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On 2012-11-06, at 12:50 PM, Ioana Gandrabur igandra...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks for your detailed response. Like you said, it opens up more questiones than it answers. I have a sighted husband that could help with non VO friendly solutions. Could you mind telling me what those might be? Also, I am just thinking letting timemachine do its thing although it takes forever. I am thinking that for subsequent bakcups it would be faster since there is less to update. Do any of you know if timemachine can continue backup where it left off if the backup was interrupted? IN this case am I risking corrupted data? hanks very much! Ioana Please check out my cd on www.ioanagandrabur.com on iTunes and most online stores. On Nov 5, 2012, at 9:08 PM, Tim Kilburn kilbur...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, Migration Assistant is a different kettle of fish. Although, the basic answer is yes, sort of. Some complications will arise though if you are planning to have the units tethered more or less permanently. Normally, the ethernet connection is a higher priority than the wireless one thus once the connection is made, you will lose your IP address and most likely lose your Internet connection. There are workarounds for this sort of thing but they are not typically VO friendly. The connection speed should be quicker than WIFI and depending on your router, could be slightly quicker then going through it as well. The problem I see with your design though is that, unless your other Mac is set up as a server, using it for Time Machine backups is not as easy as it appears. My suggestions for this would be to either have some sort of network access storage either through your existing router (if it supports it), to use a Time Capsule or Airport Extreme with external HD, or convert your other Mac to a MacOS Server. Financially, if your router supports NAS, that's the least expensive route, purchasing the MacOS Server is only $20 and the most expensive would be the Airport Extreme or Time Capsule route. Just because life is never easy, the less expensive routes are not necessarily the easiest methods to configure. Sorry, probably just gave you more questions than answers. Later... Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On 2012-11-05, at 1:40 PM, Ioana Gandrabur igandra...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, Just wondering if it is possible to connect 2 macs on a wired network directly with a cable. THe router is very far away from both to be close to the dsl plug on the wall. I thought that just connecting with a cable should do it since I did this with pc for migration assistent. If it is indeed possible, how do I make sure the connection works and is it slower than passing
Re: without passing through router?
This will just work on most Macintoshes without any special configurations. You might need to turn off wireless, since the two machines will see each other over both wireless and direct cable. I believe that some OS versions will prefer the wireless to the wired even though that is not sensible in my opinion. Also, if both your machines are Apple airDrop cabable then AirDrop provides a direct connection rather then going over the router. Jonathan Cohn jon.c.c...@gmail.com (703) 573-6956 http://www.linkedin.com/in/JCCohn On Nov 5, 2012, at 7:39 PM, Ioana Gandrabur wrote: Could you give me more details or point me where I should look up info? THanks, Ioana Please check out my cd on www.ioanagandrabur.com on iTunes and most online stores. On Nov 5, 2012, at 3:50 PM, Brian Moore bmo...@screenreview.org wrote: HI. you can do this with ethernet cable but you will have to statically assign ip addresses and such to both machines I think. Brian. Contact me on skype: brian.moore follow me on twitter: http://www.twitter.com/bmoore123 On 05/11/2012 3:47 PM, Cheryl Homiak wrote: What exactly are you trying to do? Do you just want the two computers hooked together to transfer files or are you trying to connect them both to the internet? -- Cheryl May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable to You, Lord, my rock and my Redeemer. (Psalm 19:14 HCSB) On Nov 5, 2012, at 2:40 PM, Ioana Gandrabur igandra...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, Just wondering if it is possible to connect 2 macs on a wired network directly with a cable. THe router is very far away from both to be close to the dsl plug on the wall. I thought that just connecting with a cable should do it since I did this with pc for migration assistent. If it is indeed possible, how do I make sure the connection works and is it slower than passing through a router? Thanks for your help. Best, Ioana Please check out my cd on www.ioanagandrabur.com on iTunes and most online stores. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
Re: without passing through router?
I've had pretty good luck with time machine over wifi. I have an old Mac G4 running in the basement with a 500GB drive for time machine backups wired to my wifi router. I then have sharing turned on and mounted that drive on a laptop and told time machine to use it. It seems to back up a lot of the time since I'm back on 802.11G since my Airport died. It was much more reasonable with 802.11N. In other words, if you're patient you might be fine just doing time machine backups over wifi and will have no need of a frankencable setup. CB On 11/7/12 12:31 AM, Tim Kilburn wrote: Hi, You are correct in most accounts. Time Machine will continue from where it left off if all things are equal, meaning that you're using the same Backup location and configuration as well as connection method. Yes it should be much quicker on future backups. With respect to the Internet connection being lost when the ethernet cable is connected. Try going to the System Prefs, in the Network pane. In the Actions pop-up menu, choose Set Service Order and then drag the WIFI above the Ethernet service. This should allow the WIFI to maintain its Internet connection but still allow connectivity between computers with the ethernet cable. Note that should is my favourite word in computer-land so I'm not promising that it will work perfectly. I do, in my world, use multiple network services but these are usually in a Server environment so your machine may behave differently. Good luck. Later... Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On 2012-11-06, at 12:50 PM, Ioana Gandrabur igandra...@gmail.com mailto:igandra...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks for your detailed response. Like you said, it opens up more questiones than it answers. I have a sighted husband that could help with non VO friendly solutions. Could you mind telling me what those might be? Also, I am just thinking letting timemachine do its thing although it takes forever. I am thinking that for subsequent bakcups it would be faster since there is less to update. Do any of you know if timemachine can continue backup where it left off if the backup was interrupted? IN this case am I risking corrupted data? hanks very much! Ioana Please check out my cd on www.ioanagandrabur.com http://www.ioanagandrabur.com/ on iTunes and most online stores. On Nov 5, 2012, at 9:08 PM, Tim Kilburn kilbur...@gmail.com mailto:kilbur...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, Migration Assistant is a different kettle of fish. Although, the basic answer is yes, sort of. Some complications will arise though if you are planning to have the units tethered more or less permanently. Normally, the ethernet connection is a higher priority than the wireless one thus once the connection is made, you will lose your IP address and most likely lose your Internet connection. There are workarounds for this sort of thing but they are not typically VO friendly. The connection speed should be quicker than WIFI and depending on your router, could be slightly quicker then going through it as well. The problem I see with your design though is that, unless your other Mac is set up as a server, using it for Time Machine backups is not as easy as it appears. My suggestions for this would be to either have some sort of network access storage either through your existing router (if it supports it), to use a Time Capsule or Airport Extreme with external HD, or convert your other Mac to a MacOS Server. Financially, if your router supports NAS, that's the least expensive route, purchasing the MacOS Server is only $20 and the most expensive would be the Airport Extreme or Time Capsule route. Just because life is never easy, the less expensive routes are not necessarily the easiest methods to configure. Sorry, probably just gave you more questions than answers. Later... Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On 2012-11-05, at 1:40 PM, Ioana Gandrabur igandra...@gmail.com mailto:igandra...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, Just wondering if it is possible to connect 2 macs on a wired network directly with a cable. THe router is very far away from both to be close to the dsl plug on the wall. I thought that just connecting with a cable should do it since I did this with pc for migration assistent. If it is indeed possible, how do I make sure the connection works and is it slower than passing through a router? Thanks for your help. Best, Ioana Please check out my cd on www.ioanagandrabur.com http://www.ioanagandrabur.com/ on iTunes and most online stores. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com mailto:macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at
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Thanks for your detailed response. Like you said, it opens up more questiones than it answers. I have a sighted husband that could help with non VO friendly solutions. Could you mind telling me what those might be? Also, I am just thinking letting timemachine do its thing although it takes forever. I am thinking that for subsequent bakcups it would be faster since there is less to update. Do any of you know if timemachine can continue backup where it left off if the backup was interrupted? IN this case am I risking corrupted data? hanks very much! Ioana Please check out my cd on www.ioanagandrabur.com on iTunes and most online stores. On Nov 5, 2012, at 9:08 PM, Tim Kilburn kilbur...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, Migration Assistant is a different kettle of fish. Although, the basic answer is yes, sort of. Some complications will arise though if you are planning to have the units tethered more or less permanently. Normally, the ethernet connection is a higher priority than the wireless one thus once the connection is made, you will lose your IP address and most likely lose your Internet connection. There are workarounds for this sort of thing but they are not typically VO friendly. The connection speed should be quicker than WIFI and depending on your router, could be slightly quicker then going through it as well. The problem I see with your design though is that, unless your other Mac is set up as a server, using it for Time Machine backups is not as easy as it appears. My suggestions for this would be to either have some sort of network access storage either through your existing router (if it supports it), to use a Time Capsule or Airport Extreme with external HD, or convert your other Mac to a MacOS Server. Financially, if your router supports NAS, that's the least expensive route, purchasing the MacOS Server is only $20 and the most expensive would be the Airport Extreme or Time Capsule route. Just because life is never easy, the less expensive routes are not necessarily the easiest methods to configure. Sorry, probably just gave you more questions than answers. Later... Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On 2012-11-05, at 1:40 PM, Ioana Gandrabur igandra...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, Just wondering if it is possible to connect 2 macs on a wired network directly with a cable. THe router is very far away from both to be close to the dsl plug on the wall. I thought that just connecting with a cable should do it since I did this with pc for migration assistent. If it is indeed possible, how do I make sure the connection works and is it slower than passing through a router? Thanks for your help. Best, Ioana Please check out my cd on www.ioanagandrabur.com on iTunes and most online stores. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
Re: without passing through router?
Hi, You are correct in most accounts. Time Machine will continue from where it left off if all things are equal, meaning that you're using the same Backup location and configuration as well as connection method. Yes it should be much quicker on future backups. With respect to the Internet connection being lost when the ethernet cable is connected. Try going to the System Prefs, in the Network pane. In the Actions pop-up menu, choose Set Service Order and then drag the WIFI above the Ethernet service. This should allow the WIFI to maintain its Internet connection but still allow connectivity between computers with the ethernet cable. Note that should is my favourite word in computer-land so I'm not promising that it will work perfectly. I do, in my world, use multiple network services but these are usually in a Server environment so your machine may behave differently. Good luck. Later... Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On 2012-11-06, at 12:50 PM, Ioana Gandrabur igandra...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks for your detailed response. Like you said, it opens up more questiones than it answers. I have a sighted husband that could help with non VO friendly solutions. Could you mind telling me what those might be? Also, I am just thinking letting timemachine do its thing although it takes forever. I am thinking that for subsequent bakcups it would be faster since there is less to update. Do any of you know if timemachine can continue backup where it left off if the backup was interrupted? IN this case am I risking corrupted data? hanks very much! Ioana Please check out my cd on www.ioanagandrabur.com on iTunes and most online stores. On Nov 5, 2012, at 9:08 PM, Tim Kilburn kilbur...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, Migration Assistant is a different kettle of fish. Although, the basic answer is yes, sort of. Some complications will arise though if you are planning to have the units tethered more or less permanently. Normally, the ethernet connection is a higher priority than the wireless one thus once the connection is made, you will lose your IP address and most likely lose your Internet connection. There are workarounds for this sort of thing but they are not typically VO friendly. The connection speed should be quicker than WIFI and depending on your router, could be slightly quicker then going through it as well. The problem I see with your design though is that, unless your other Mac is set up as a server, using it for Time Machine backups is not as easy as it appears. My suggestions for this would be to either have some sort of network access storage either through your existing router (if it supports it), to use a Time Capsule or Airport Extreme with external HD, or convert your other Mac to a MacOS Server. Financially, if your router supports NAS, that's the least expensive route, purchasing the MacOS Server is only $20 and the most expensive would be the Airport Extreme or Time Capsule route. Just because life is never easy, the less expensive routes are not necessarily the easiest methods to configure. Sorry, probably just gave you more questions than answers. Later... Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On 2012-11-05, at 1:40 PM, Ioana Gandrabur igandra...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, Just wondering if it is possible to connect 2 macs on a wired network directly with a cable. THe router is very far away from both to be close to the dsl plug on the wall. I thought that just connecting with a cable should do it since I did this with pc for migration assistent. If it is indeed possible, how do I make sure the connection works and is it slower than passing through a router? Thanks for your help. Best, Ioana Please check out my cd on www.ioanagandrabur.com on iTunes and most online stores. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You
without passing through router?
Hi, Just wondering if it is possible to connect 2 macs on a wired network directly with a cable. THe router is very far away from both to be close to the dsl plug on the wall. I thought that just connecting with a cable should do it since I did this with pc for migration assistent. If it is indeed possible, how do I make sure the connection works and is it slower than passing through a router? Thanks for your help. Best, Ioana Please check out my cd on www.ioanagandrabur.com on iTunes and most online stores. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
Re: without passing through router?
What exactly are you trying to do? Do you just want the two computers hooked together to transfer files or are you trying to connect them both to the internet? -- Cheryl May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable to You, Lord, my rock and my Redeemer. (Psalm 19:14 HCSB) On Nov 5, 2012, at 2:40 PM, Ioana Gandrabur igandra...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, Just wondering if it is possible to connect 2 macs on a wired network directly with a cable. THe router is very far away from both to be close to the dsl plug on the wall. I thought that just connecting with a cable should do it since I did this with pc for migration assistent. If it is indeed possible, how do I make sure the connection works and is it slower than passing through a router? Thanks for your help. Best, Ioana Please check out my cd on www.ioanagandrabur.com on iTunes and most online stores. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
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HI. you can do this with ethernet cable but you will have to statically assign ip addresses and such to both machines I think. Brian. Contact me on skype: brian.moore follow me on twitter: http://www.twitter.com/bmoore123 On 05/11/2012 3:47 PM, Cheryl Homiak wrote: What exactly are you trying to do? Do you just want the two computers hooked together to transfer files or are you trying to connect them both to the internet? -- Cheryl May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable to You, Lord, my rock and my Redeemer. (Psalm 19:14 HCSB) On Nov 5, 2012, at 2:40 PM, Ioana Gandrabur igandra...@gmail.com mailto:igandra...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, Just wondering if it is possible to connect 2 macs on a wired network directly with a cable. THe router is very far away from both to be close to the dsl plug on the wall. I thought that just connecting with a cable should do it since I did this with pc for migration assistent. If it is indeed possible, how do I make sure the connection works and is it slower than passing through a router? Thanks for your help. Best, Ioana Please check out my cd on www.ioanagandrabur.com http://www.ioanagandrabur.com on iTunes and most online stores. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com mailto:macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
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Just to transfer files so I can use a shared drive for time machine for them. I would like to access internet via wireless that is provided by my router. THanks for the question and advice. Best, Ioana Please check out my cd on www.ioanagandrabur.com on iTunes and most online stores. On Nov 5, 2012, at 3:47 PM, Cheryl Homiak cahom...@gmail.com wrote: What exactly are you trying to do? Do you just want the two computers hooked together to transfer files or are you trying to connect them both to the internet? -- Cheryl May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable to You, Lord, my rock and my Redeemer. (Psalm 19:14 HCSB) On Nov 5, 2012, at 2:40 PM, Ioana Gandrabur igandra...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, Just wondering if it is possible to connect 2 macs on a wired network directly with a cable. THe router is very far away from both to be close to the dsl plug on the wall. I thought that just connecting with a cable should do it since I did this with pc for migration assistent. If it is indeed possible, how do I make sure the connection works and is it slower than passing through a router? Thanks for your help. Best, Ioana Please check out my cd on www.ioanagandrabur.com on iTunes and most online stores. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
Re: without passing through router?
Could you give me more details or point me where I should look up info? THanks, Ioana Please check out my cd on www.ioanagandrabur.com on iTunes and most online stores. On Nov 5, 2012, at 3:50 PM, Brian Moore bmo...@screenreview.org wrote: HI. you can do this with ethernet cable but you will have to statically assign ip addresses and such to both machines I think. Brian. Contact me on skype: brian.moore follow me on twitter: http://www.twitter.com/bmoore123 On 05/11/2012 3:47 PM, Cheryl Homiak wrote: What exactly are you trying to do? Do you just want the two computers hooked together to transfer files or are you trying to connect them both to the internet? -- Cheryl May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable to You, Lord, my rock and my Redeemer. (Psalm 19:14 HCSB) On Nov 5, 2012, at 2:40 PM, Ioana Gandrabur igandra...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, Just wondering if it is possible to connect 2 macs on a wired network directly with a cable. THe router is very far away from both to be close to the dsl plug on the wall. I thought that just connecting with a cable should do it since I did this with pc for migration assistent. If it is indeed possible, how do I make sure the connection works and is it slower than passing through a router? Thanks for your help. Best, Ioana Please check out my cd on www.ioanagandrabur.com on iTunes and most online stores. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
Re: without passing through router?
Hi, Migration Assistant is a different kettle of fish. Although, the basic answer is yes, sort of. Some complications will arise though if you are planning to have the units tethered more or less permanently. Normally, the ethernet connection is a higher priority than the wireless one thus once the connection is made, you will lose your IP address and most likely lose your Internet connection. There are workarounds for this sort of thing but they are not typically VO friendly. The connection speed should be quicker than WIFI and depending on your router, could be slightly quicker then going through it as well. The problem I see with your design though is that, unless your other Mac is set up as a server, using it for Time Machine backups is not as easy as it appears. My suggestions for this would be to either have some sort of network access storage either through your existing router (if it supports it), to use a Time Capsule or Airport Extreme with external HD, or convert your other Mac to a MacOS Server. Financially, if your router supports NAS, that's the least expensive route, purchasing the MacOS Server is only $20 and the most expensive would be the Airport Extreme or Time Capsule route. Just because life is never easy, the less expensive routes are not necessarily the easiest methods to configure. Sorry, probably just gave you more questions than answers. Later... Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On 2012-11-05, at 1:40 PM, Ioana Gandrabur igandra...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, Just wondering if it is possible to connect 2 macs on a wired network directly with a cable. THe router is very far away from both to be close to the dsl plug on the wall. I thought that just connecting with a cable should do it since I did this with pc for migration assistent. If it is indeed possible, how do I make sure the connection works and is it slower than passing through a router? Thanks for your help. Best, Ioana Please check out my cd on www.ioanagandrabur.com on iTunes and most online stores. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
