Thanks for that Peter. I think I had given it at least a minute to 'recognise' the connection. There are two Thunderbolt ports, how do I know which is which in the System Info panel so I can renew the DHCP lease? Will give that a try. Thanks Peter.
----- Original Message ----- From: wamug@wamug.org.au To: Cc: Sent:Mon, 15 Sep 2014 07:47:03 +0800 Subject:Re: Ethernet to Thunderbolt adaptor On 14 Sep 2014, at 8:56 pm, Peter Crisp wrote: > I bought myself a Gigabit Ethernet to Thunderbolt adaptor so my MBP Retina can utilise ethernet for big backups and other large data movements. Tonight I plugged it in and I thought it would auto recognise but nothing. I checked in System Prefs under Thunderbolt and “Not Connected” is noted for both ports. I proved the ethernet cable is good with another older MB connected so everything up to the plug is good. I read online about some faulty adaptors and maybe this is the case with mine. > > I thought I’d ask maybe there is a simple start command to set it up and use it. > > Any experiences anyone? I bought one of these with by MBP Retina in 2012, and it has never failed me. It can sometimes take a little while to establish a connection from cold, depending on the hardware you're connecting to, and sometimes I have to resort the trick of renewing the DHCP lease as described by Ronni, but I have found that it does depend on the network. Most of the time the connection is instantaneous, but sometimes it can take up to a minute or so. It can be a little annoying, but as I say, I have not yet had it fail to make a connection. Peter Hinchliffe Apwin Computer Services FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer Perth, Western Australia Phone (618) 9332 6482 Mob 0403 046 948 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - Guidelines - Settings & Unsubscribe -
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