networking ibook and PC via cable

[jayveef]

searched the forums for this topic but could not find ...

im trying to set up a TCPIP connection with my ibook and my behemoth PC to trtansfer files, play network games .. is this possible? i already have an RJ45 cable but i tried networking before and nothing happened.

how is this done easily? thanks!!

[catrina]

me too!! but would like to do it to transfer files

[jakcfrost]

transferring files via a cat5 cable is as easy as it can be first on the mac, go to system preferences, then to the sharing pane then click on windows sharing, then click on start, after that you will see an ip address under the computer name, make sure you copy the ip address..

next on your pc, make sure the file and printer sharing is turned on, you can check it by right clicking on your network adapter and checking for the services installed, if it is installed then go to the next step, otherwise you have to install file and printer sharing services first.

last step click on the start button, go to the 'run' command then type in the ip address exactly as it is shown in you mac, wait for a while it will ask for your username and password, then user name you have to enter is the one that your have for you mac, and voila read and write access to your mac. drag and drop freely from the windows pc side.

[Kelvin]

if you're connecting your mac and pc directly, remember to use a crossover cable and not just your ordinary RJ45 cable good luck!

[jayveef]

yup, got that in mind .. crossover cable

thank you!

[catrina]

sorry im getting confused. crossover cable is not cat5 ?

[gbbles]

Originally posted by Kelvin
if you're connecting your mac and pc directly, remember to use a crossover cable and not just your ordinary RJ45 cable good luck!

I think the newer Powerbooks and iBooks have auto-sensing ethernet ports and will take in both crossover and patch cables for 1-to-1 connections. Standard cables should work whether you connect a mac to a PC or a mac to a mac.

I've tried it and it works on my setup at home, very convenient, in lieu of a hub or a router.

[jayveef]

when you say newer ibooks do you mean the 1GHZ ones or even the 800mhz ones?

[Kenneth]

Originally posted by catrina
sorry im getting confused. crossover cable is not cat5 ?

A regular network cable is also called a CAT5 cable, thats actually its official industrial name, and also known as a LAN cable.

It comes in two kinds, straight or crossover. This refers to how the ends are terminated, or how the wires at the end of the jacks (called RJ45) are wired in certain color sequences. Your regular LAN cable used for connecting to routers and such is straight. To connect 2 PCs, you need a CAT5 that is wired differently at the ends called a cross-over cable. Hope this enlightens you.

Javeef, your powerbook's built-in ethernet ports is Auto-MDIX LAN card so any kind of network cable will work. Every LAN card on a powerbook or iBook is already Auto-MDIX since the TiBook 400 and the first chiclet iBook

Apple products that require an Ethernet crossover cable

[Edited on 1-11-2005 by Kenneth]

[Macmon]

Discussion made also on pinoymac's site.
How to setup Peer to peer network with ibook and WinXP