Can't connect 2 mac by ethernet (only wifi working)

[Moskiton]

Hi everybody

i need some help! I just bought a new imac and i want to transfer a huge amount of files from my old macbook pro 2008

i followed all kind of guide and i set all the ip parameters and shared folders properly
the problem is that the 2 macs can share the folders just by wifi and there is no way to make it works by ethernet (really more faster transfer)
i tried even to change cable

the imac has mountain lion and the macbook pro snow leopard

please let me know how to solve this problem
thanks!

 

[r0k]

Hi everybody

i need some help! I just bought a new imac and i want to transfer a huge amount of files from my old macbook pro 2008

i followed all kind of guide and i set all the ip parameters and shared folders properly
the problem is that the 2 macs can share the folders just by wifi and there is no way to make it works by ethernet (really more faster transfer)
i tried even to change cable

the imac has mountain lion and the macbook pro snow leopard

please let me know how to solve this problem
thanks!

Do you have a hub or switch between the two Macs? A lot of modern devices can "autoswitch" and figure out whether they are connected to a hub/switch or to another device. I'm just not sure at the moment if this applies to a 2008 Macbook Pro so one thing I'd try is a gigabit switch. A 5 port gigabit switch can be had relatively cheap. Of course, transferring files via wifi isn't exactly the end of the world either. I mean, you posted this at 6:07 pm yesterday. If you had started the transfer then, even over slow wifi, you'd be done now.

If you're already using a switch, another thing to check is to turn off any static ip settings and allow both machines to get an IP address via DHCP from your router.