Thunderbolt bridge not working on MBP21

Attempting to connect mbp20 and 21. 2 different usbc cords used. No luck with obtaining a connection.

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Posted on Nov 6, 2021 1:30 AM

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Sonicray

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Posted on Nov 6, 2021 1:35 AM

If you want to connect 2 MBP… you need a ‘Thunderbolt 3 / 4’ cable it works best…

read here:

https://support.apple.com/en-ca/guide/mac-help/mchlb37e8ca7/12.0/mac/12.0

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Sonicray

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Nov 6, 2021 1:35 AM in response to Rippeddisc

If you want to connect 2 MBP… you need a ‘Thunderbolt 3 / 4’ cable it works best…

read here:

https://support.apple.com/en-ca/guide/mac-help/mchlb37e8ca7/12.0/mac/12.0

Rippeddisc Author

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Nov 6, 2021 1:44 AM in response to Sonicray

well those directions werent obvious. thank you for the quick response!

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