connect macbook to . . .

conor2007

any help would be greatly appreciated


what would one need to connect (wired only) a macbook to

a - a pc - data transfer

b - a tv

c - i have a macbook on wireless - how would i transfer/make the video im watching on it transfer to the pc/tv

cheers

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conor2007 wrote: »

any help would be greatly appreciated

I'll try . . .

what would one need to connect (wired only) a macbook to

a - a pc - data transfer

1. If you have a network hub or switch (broadband routers sometimes have these) then a couple of standard CAT5 patches would suffice. Otherwise a CAT5 Crossover cable can be used. Once this is done the PC will need to have a directory shared at which point it should become visible on the Mac Finder. If not come back to us.

b - a tv

One of these.

c - i have a macbook on wireless - how would i transfer/make the video im watching on it transfer to the pc/tv

Mmm not sure about this one. Is the TV attached to the PC ? In that case you need some kind of Screen Sharing or maybe something like a Slingbox device. Maybe an AV wireless sender might do the job. Can you elaborate a little on what you want to do ?

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conor2007

cheers

simply - how to connect a pc to a tv

and

a macbook to a tv

and a pc to a macbook for transfer of data

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Yeah I think all that is covered. Let me know if you need any help configuring the machines for data transfer.

It's straight forward enough and as you're a seasoned Maccer at this stage so it shouldn't be an issue !:)

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conor2007

cheers

my tv has s video (by the looks of it) so i think im set there

''1. If you have a network hub or switch (broadband routers sometimes have these) then a couple of standard CAT5 patches would suffice. Otherwise a CAT5 Crossover cable can be used. Once this is done the PC will need to have a directory shared at which point it should become visible on the Mac Finder. If not come back to us.''

can you explain those?

would the mini dvi to s video work with my pc to tv ?

babypink

a patch cable is wired differently from a normal network cable - it allows a direct connection between computers over ethernet.

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conor2007 wrote: »

cheers

my tv has s video (by the looks of it) so i think im set there

''1. If you have a network hub or switch (broadband routers sometimes have these) then a couple of standard CAT5 patches would suffice. Otherwise a CAT5 Crossover cable can be used. Once this is done the PC will need to have a directory shared at which point it should become visible on the Mac Finder. If not come back to us.''

can you explain those?

OK. Depending on how much data you wish to transfer and how often there are a couple of ways to achieve this. The obvious one is an external USB or Firewire Hard drive or thumb drive. These are fine for the occasional transfer of data.

If on the other hand you intended to host a shared directory on one of the computers that was accessed regularly by both machines during normal work then you may need a more robust permanent method of data transfer. For this I'd highly recommend a simple Network. For this you will need either a CAT5 Crossover cable - easily found in most computer stores like PCWorld or Maplins etc. You simply connect this to the ethernet ports of both machines and give them an IP address on a common network.

Alternatively most broadband modem/routers sold nowadays have a 4 port switch built in. Like this. There would be 4 RJ45 Sockets on the rear of the modem/router device. If this is your case then I'll assume one machine is already connected (perhaps the PC ?) to the modem, the other will need a standard CAT5 patch cable to connect it to the modem/routers built in switch. Both machines should then be set to DHCP which will provide them with the info necessary to see each other on the network. You already mentioned that the Macbook was connected wirelessly, if that's so then you don't need any cable for it the wireless connection will suffice albeit slightly slower that the hard wired alternative.

Does this help any ?

would the mini dvi to s video work with my pc to tv ?

Highly doubtful. These are proprietary connectors peculiar to Apple computer AFAIK. Most PC video cards provide a DVI connector for which you can get various adaptors including the HDMI interface which most modern HD Ready TVs have. This would give the best possible picture from a computer on a TV screen.

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ld50

You don't need a crossover cable to connect macs directly anymore. just use a standard rj45 ethernet cable and the card will work it out.
Macs haven't needed crossover cables for a long time. My old iBook white 2001 can detect if it's connected directly to another ethernet.

Hope this helps. Saves you spending money when you most likely already have the right gear.

If you plug an ethernet cable between the two computers and go into System Preferences and then Sharing. Turn on internet sharing to computers connected via ethernet. Set the PC to get address via DHCP. In sharing mode OS X will start up a DHCP server and a cacheing DNS server. I think it sets the local machine ethernet address to 192.168.2.1 by default. So your PC will probably get 192.168.2.2 as an address.

now you can turn on ssh, web or ftp sharing and away you go.

mh

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ZENER wrote: »

Yeah I think all that is covered. Let me know if you need any help configuring the machines for data transfer.

It's straight forward enough and as you're a seasoned Maccer at this stage so it shouldn't be an issue !:)

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When I tried, I had a pretty hard time getting it to work. Well actually, in the end I just gave up and couldn't get it done. I'll look you up when I get my PC back

conor2007

that really helped - im nearly there

is the ethernet cable yellow and would it have came with a netopia modem

do i hook it into my modem or straight into the pc

how do i set the pc to connect - i have the mac set up i think

how do ssh work?

ld50

The ethernet cable might be yellow. They come in many different colours, but mostly blue.
If it fits in the ethernet card and not in the modem port it's most likely the right one.

Set the PC to get address automaticly via DHCP.

mh

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No offense to the OP but I think that may end up causing more hassle in the long run for him.

Reading the original post again I've realised that the OP already has a network set up. The PC is wired to the Netopia broadband router and this MacBook is wirelessly connected to the modem. I assume from this that both machines already access the internet so must have ip addresses on the same network and are most likely both using DHCP to acquire their addresses. Would this be correct connor2007 ?

If that is the case then we need do no more than configure the sharing options on both machines. So conor2007 if you'd give us the spec on your 2 computers we can start. What operating system is on the PC and what version of MacOS is on the MacBook.

Also on the PC do you have any form of security suite installed, e.g. Norton or MacAfee internet security or firewall systems. These will attempt to block file and print sharing without your intervention.

In theory it should be as simple as enabling sharing on the Mac and PC. On the Mac:

1. System Preferences > Sharing > enable File Sharing
2. When File Sharing is selected you will notice to the right a Shared Folders: Dialog. Here you can add and remove the folders you want to share.
3. Once you've added your desired folders, select them and click the Options button:



to bring up a small sub window. Tick the box:
"Share files and folders using SMB" This enables windows file sharing from the Mac. Repeat this for all folders as required.

4. Enable the user who will share via Windows sharing.

A tip here to simplify matters. When you connect to a windows machine passwords and usernames are exchanged to validate - using the same login (account) name and password on both machines helps. Either way you will need to know the login username and password for an administrators account on the PC.

That's more or less it on the Mac side.

On the PC you will need to share a folder that you want the Mac to see and access. Pick a folder - My Documents is usually a good choice - right click it and select sharing from the resulting menu. Once you've done that everything should be goo. The only thing to watch out for is any Firewalls that are enabled. If you hit one come back to us.

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ld50 wrote: »

You don't need a crossover cable to connect macs directly anymore. just use a standard rj45 ethernet cable and the card will work it out.
Macs haven't needed crossover cables for a long time. My old iBook white 2001 can detect if it's connected directly to another ethernet.

True of course, my bad. Still battling with old machines here :rolleyes:

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