Migration questions.

[Shivetya]

I did a limited migration mainly because over wireless it will take 30 plus hours.

Can I connect both computers using an Ethernet cable? The old machine is an iMac and the new is a MBP 2.4


Will mail migrate as well?

When it says applications will that mean FireFox moves too?

I guess if FireFox goes then WOW will move too.

 

[spinnerlys]

I did a limited migration mainly because over wireless it will take 30 plus hours.

Can I connect both computers using an Ethernet cable? YES The old machine is an iMac and the new is a MBP 2.4


Will mail migrate as well? YES

When it says applications will that mean FireFox moves too? YES

I guess if FireFox goes then WOW will move too. YES

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PS: Be sure to have a Gigabit ethernet cable, it will allow for speeds of about 40 MB/s, if the iMac (all models since May 2005) has a Gigabit Ethernet port.

 

[Hard-Hat-Mac]

So i can sue a ethernet cable instead of firewire800? how can you tell if it's a gigbit ethernet cable?

 

[Shivetya]

thank you!

The Ethernet cable should speed up the transfer a lot.

 

[spinnerlys]

So I can use an ethernet cable instead of firewire800? how can you tell if it's a gigbit ethernet cable?

On the cable are sometimes letters and numbers, and if you find "Cat 5e" or Cat 6" written on the cable it shall be gigabit ethernet.

You can use a FW800 cable (it may result in faster transfer speeds), just use Target Disk Mode with the older Mac you migrating data from.

Target Disk Mode - pressing and holding the key "T" during start up, and mounting the Mac as an external drive to another Mac.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1661