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Title: Newbie Mac question (ibook>pc)
Post by: Rick on June 16, 2004, 04:28:43 PM
Ok newbie Mac question... Can you transfer files from a Mac iBook > PC via a dsl/cable router?

or is there a better way?

Thanks!
Rick
Title: Re: Newbie Mac question (ibook>pc)
Post by: Chris K on June 16, 2004, 04:56:44 PM
yes you can

http://www.ifelix.co.uk/tech/3001.html


or from apple's support site:

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=19652
or
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=151668
 
and
http://www.opensource.apple.com/projects/documentation/howto/html/osxsmb.html
(a little confusing, at least to me, but gives you the gist of smb)

i used to have a win98 laptop connected to my all mac network at home. i think i was using maclan on the pc which helped the pc connect to the macs through appletalk. good luck
Title: Re: Newbie Mac question (ibook>pc)
Post by: John Kelly on June 16, 2004, 06:56:39 PM
Since I have an FTP server set up on my PC, I find PC <> Router <> iBook to be the easiest way to connect them.  It's also probably the fastest...
Title: Re: Newbie Mac question (ibook>pc)
Post by: Rick on June 16, 2004, 07:33:52 PM
Quote from: John Kelly not Kelley on June 16, 2004, 06:56:39 PM
Since I have an FTP server set up on my PC, I find PC <> Router <> iBook to be the easiest way to connect them.  It's also probably the fastest...

I think that's what i'll do, unless Dustin sells me his picturebook,  ;D but I guess I can still do that.

It nice to now that I don't have to buy a CD-Burner or DVD-Burner :)
Title: Re: Newbie Mac question (ibook>pc)
Post by: Chris K on June 16, 2004, 07:42:05 PM
Quote from: John Kelly not Kelley on June 16, 2004, 06:56:39 PM
Since I have an FTP server set up on my PC, I find PC <> Router <> iBook to be the easiest way to connect them. It's also probably the fastest...

funny...ftp is also the way i transfer my files from between pc and mac! i didnt think that was the answer you were looking for. sorry for all the links...but you can do it that way too!
Title: Re: Newbie Mac question (ibook>pc)
Post by: Rick on June 16, 2004, 07:52:15 PM
No thanks, I don't have a ftp setup anyways so it might be just as easy to do that other way too.
Title: Re: Newbie Mac question (ibook>pc)
Post by: MattD on June 16, 2004, 09:09:06 PM
Quote from: John Kelly not Kelley on June 16, 2004, 06:56:39 PM
Since I have an FTP server set up on my PC, I find PC <> Router <> iBook to be the easiest way to connect them.  It's also probably the fastest...

Faster: PC <> crossover cable <> powerbook
Title: Re: Newbie Mac question (ibook>pc)
Post by: John Kelly on June 16, 2004, 09:19:24 PM
Actually you don't even need the crossover cable, all portable macs have switching ethernet ports.

I've found it much faster to go through a router, though...  I have no idea why.
Title: Re: Newbie Mac question (ibook>pc)
Post by: MattD on June 16, 2004, 09:38:37 PM
Even my Pismo? This is news to me ...

I find that I'm about 3x faster w/ cable than w/ router.
Title: Re: Newbie Mac question (ibook>pc)
Post by: John Kelly on June 16, 2004, 10:35:58 PM
Well maybe not your ancient Pismo.  But all Dual USB iBooks and TiBooks and later do.  ;)