I have 2 macpro (M1 MAX) and M3Max ultra, i try to create a thunderbolt bridge network but i’m unable to make it work properly. It always display a yellow-dot with invalid IP, or no-signal obtained….wether i select manually the IP or using DHPC. I have re-started over and over again. The cable is thunderbolt 4, 1.5 meter. Brand-new, Apple.
MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 14.1
This connection requires a ferocious data rate, essentially sending a PCIe interface out onto a cable, and that cable must be SHORT.
You will need a Thunderbolt cable shorter than 0.8 meters for Apple-Brand, 0.5 meters for Brand-X.
This connection requires a ferocious data rate, essentially sending a PCIe interface out onto a cable, and that cable must be SHORT.
You will need a Thunderbolt cable shorter than 0.8 meters for Apple-Brand, 0.5 meters for Brand-X.
Self-assigned IP address is generally not deadly, unless you want to go beyond the physically-connected devices. Have you tried looking for the other Mac (presuming you have enabled File Sharing?
When your Mac powers up, each interface that is working assigns itself a pseudo-random self-assigned IP address so that its can be uniquely identified. Then when you connect to a Router, the Router provides a good local IP address so quickly, most users would swear they never had a self-assigned IP address at all.
Thunderbolt bridge connection has no Router.
If you wish, you can look at your WiFi or other Internet connections, and manually assign a good local IP address in the same range.fro trouble-free operation, you should use something that is slightly outside the range being used for DHCP.
Readers are eager to answer any additional queries on this topic.
have you created a ThunderBolt Bridge network and configured BOTH computers?
Yes I did. Re-started both computers many times. Pluggued, reset, unplugged, restart. Re-pluggue.
Reset ip manually. Whole loop of restarted. Check for firewall. No firewalls.
Entered DHCP manually on both machines.
Restarted…
My main computer has an avid card in the 1 thunderbolt port, so i tryed port # 2 and 3
My second was on port #1
Both are Yellow dotted …
Thanks
I tried using a thunderbolt 4 0.5m OWC cable
Still yellow dotted (self assigned IP adress!
It says the connection is active on both macs tho. Does it absolutely have to be green dotted?
I’ll give it a go :)
Thank you !
Thunderbolt bridge network problems
