networking dvd files

[mumadad]

now i have a new question, can i send info like a ripped dvd file from one mac to another. i heard something about networking(?). for all those who replied to my last question this is because my girlfriend has an emac, and
the drive on this will allow me to rip out of region dvds, but not burn them.

how quick would the transfer be if i could do this? do i need .mac membership, as i think this is something they provide? would i need to use something as slow as peer2peer? im a total novice so sorry if this seems a stupid question.

[Case]

The iBook and eMac have both 10/100Base-T Ethernet, so, with a cross-over cable you could get maybe 70 Mbps nominal, or 4.3 GB in 8.5 minutes; my guesstimate. No .mac, no p2p, just a direct network connection.

Make a “LAN” network location, built-in ethernet, configure manually, IP address 192.168.1.2 for one of the macs, 192.168.1.3 for the other, subnet mask 255.255.255.0. Then one should be able to log in to the other.

[terryj]

Bah, why do that?
Simply do this.
Get a FW cable.
Shut down both machines.
plug one in into your iBook.
Plug one into the eMac.
Start the iBook first ( it has the DVD Burner).

Now hold down then "T" key on the eMacs keyboard,
and Boot it up at the same time. Hold the "T" key
until a blue screen with a yellow "Y" like symbol appears.
This is known as FW Target Disc Mode,
and now, the emac will be a mounted SLAVE HD
(think a a FW ext. Drive) to the iBook.


Now you have a dedicated 400MBPS sec transfer
from eMac to ibook, or roughly 4.3GB in 3.557 minutes.

You can drag and drop now between computers,
and the iBook can BURN the
files natively stored on the eMac to its version of Toast 6.

ALL WITHOUT FILE TRANSFERS!!!

MUCH better and Faster than ethernet.....

[thoughton]

1st question: do you and your girlfriend live in the same house? Or can you take the iBook over to her house?

If so then Terry's suggestion is probably easiest.

[mumadad]

we dont live together and its an imac not an i book if that makes any difference. somebody suggested setting up a LAN connection but i dont know what that is or how to do it.

[thoughton]

You'd need to have the computers in the same room to use a LAN. Same goes for terry's Firewire Target Mode suggestion.

Sending the file over your internet connection is going to be extremely slow. Even with broadband you're talking 24 hours or more (depending on how fast your broadband is). Your internet account might also have a limit on how much data you can transfer per month.

The easiest solution is probably to take your iMac over to your girlfriends and use terry's firewire target mode suggestion. Hopefully it's a coloured iMac and not an iMac G5

[mumadad]

its a g5. Whats a coloured imac? is there any way of using something like a network but just two computers.

[Case]

Hopefully it's a coloured iMac and not an iMac G5

The CRTs are 80% heavier, so maybe it's easier to bring an iMac G5 along, despite the carrying handle of the former.

is there any way of using something like a network but just two computers.

I told you how to, but why won't you try the simpler route of FireWire?

[mumadad]

yeah you gave me specific instructions. but i dont know how to carry them out. like i said im a complete novice. i dont know wha a LAN connection is, or where its located on my computer. nor do i know what firewire is, but i could probably find that out.

its not a question of won't, but dont know how.

[Case]

FireWire is an interface standard offering high-speed communications. All Macintosh computers currently produced have built-in FireWire ports. They use this symbol, try to locate the port on your Macs:

If one didn't ship with your computer, buy a FireWire cable at any computer shop. They go from 6 to 15 feet length (upto 4.5 meters). You'll be wanting a "6 pin/6 pin" cable for the FireWire 400 ports, looking like this:

Plug in and follow terryj's instructions.

[terryj]

if you get stuck, bring along YOUR MANUAL that
came with your computer ( either one, doesn't matter).

These instructions are listed in the section:
Firewire Target Disc Mode
Mine is on page 56 of the Apple G4 manual,
yours will be in a similar spot.