nate13 said:
Is there any way to link two comps together using firewire? Would make moving files back and forth easier...
If your using Mac OS X.3 (Panther) on both Macs then yes you can. Its called IP over FireWire. On both Macs you'll have to add FireWire as a network port. To do this go to System Preferences/Networking then click on the pull down menu next to show. Go down to Network Port Configurations, then click on the new button. Under Port, select Built-in FireWire and then give it a name. Just to be easy I would just name it FireWire. While your using it I would drag the FireWire above all the other ports. This give FireWire more priority. While your in System Preferences, go to the Sharing System Preference and make sure File Sharing is turned on and if the FireWire is turned on, make sure its configured properly. I would just turn that off if you don't need it, if its not already off. Its off my default.
Connect the 2 Macs together with a FireWire cable and see if both get an IP address on the same subnet. Then both Macs should show up in the Network browsing section of Finder, or in Finder you could go to the Go menu and Connect to server. Put the IP address of the other Mac and the folder you want to connect to.
Note: If your not using Mac OS X.3 (Panther) you can use the developer version of IP over FireWire. Its on the Apple Developer Site. (
http://www.apple.com/developer) You'll have to register as a developer to be able to download the software. Remember that the developer version off the Apple Website is a beta version and may not work correctly, or may cause conflicts. The version in Panther works just fine.