I know Mac->Mac can use Migration Assistant, but is there any software or what steps do I take to successfully transfer files over a firewire cable from Windows->Mac ?
I know Mac->Mac can use Migration Assistant, but is there any software or what steps do I take to successfully transfer files over a firewire cable from Windows->Mac ?
You should be able to setup the firewire to be a network interface on both machines. Look for it in the relevant control panels. Under XP your firewire should show up as a network interface. (Never tried it, as I have a $5 ethernet crossover cable, but you may need to manually assign IPs).
The other thing you can do is put your mac in target disk mode, and write to it from the pc as a removable drive. (Never tried it as I don't use dv on my pcs so never had the need for a fw board)
I know Mac->Mac can use Migration Assistant, but is there any software or what steps do I take to successfully transfer files over a firewire cable from Windows->Mac ?
Once you have the network up and running, either
Enable file sharing on your windows machine and on apple go Connect to server...
enter in the following:
smb://win_ip
hit connect, and follow the prompts. (where win_ip is the ip address of your windows machine, eg smb://192.168.1.1).
or
enable windows file sharing on your mac and then on pc, Start->run... and enter in
\\\\mac_ip
where mac_ip is your mac's ip address.
I guess FW target mode is the easiest after all...
im not sure if the FW Target mode will work on a windows machine, however, the ethernet transfering was going VERY slow... insanely slow. not sure what the issue was.
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I know Mac->Mac can use Migration Assistant, but is there any software or what steps do I take to successfully transfer files over a firewire cable from Windows->Mac ?
You should be able to setup the firewire to be a network interface on both machines. Look for it in the relevant control panels. Under XP your firewire should show up as a network interface. (Never tried it, as I have a $5 ethernet crossover cable, but you may need to manually assign IPs).
The other thing you can do is put your mac in target disk mode, and write to it from the pc as a removable drive. (Never tried it as I don't use dv on my pcs so never had the need for a fw board)
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=58583
Either way, no migration assistance available, just mechanisms to copy your files.
-t
I know Mac->Mac can use Migration Assistant, but is there any software or what steps do I take to successfully transfer files over a firewire cable from Windows->Mac ?
Once you have the network up and running, either
Enable file sharing on your windows machine and on apple go Connect to server...
enter in the following:
smb://win_ip
hit connect, and follow the prompts. (where win_ip is the ip address of your windows machine, eg smb://192.168.1.1).
or
enable windows file sharing on your mac and then on pc, Start->run... and enter in
\\\\mac_ip
where mac_ip is your mac's ip address.
I guess FW target mode is the easiest after all...
-t
Once you have the network up and running, either
Enable file sharing on your windows machine and on apple go Connect to server...
enter in the following:
smb://win_ip
hit connect, and follow the prompts. (where win_ip is the ip address of your windows machine, eg smb://192.168.1.1).
-t
Could you got into a bit more detail with this, lik where is the Connect to server.. bit and what ever comes afer that?
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