why is file transfering so slow using this method?
is there a better way to transfer files wirelessly?
iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.4)
Are you sharing on the same subnet or across the internet?
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Transferring files over WiFi is inherently Much slower than over a wired external connection or internally within a computer. It can take some getting used to.
Hope this helps 🙂
i thought that was probably something like it.. so there's no way to set things up differently so that i can transfer files at a tolerable speed btwn imac and macbook? not a big deal, just always was curious about why file speeds should be so slow when the same wireless connection is so fast when using the internet.
cheers.
satcomer, i am not sure! sorry >_<
New wifi routers spec have come out (802.11ac WiFi Router) and will be very fast to transfer data and files over home wifi systems.
http://www.webpronews.com/buffalo-releases-first-ever-802-11ac-wifi-router-2012- 05
ahh you mean when computers share files they do so through the router? i could have sworn i've done the same thing networking two computers in the absence of having a router but i must be wrong.. i'm confused 😟 and sorry for being an idiot
v0llrath wrote:
satcomer, i am not sure! sorry >_<
The same subnet means you are sharing from the same router. Think they both have IP Addresses the begin with the first three set of numbers (octets) 192.168.0.x) are the same. This means they are in the same private subnet and can share everything inside that private IP subnet. They are connecting to the same router network.
First go into System Preferences->Sharing and uncheck the box to share, close system Preferences, then re-open System Preferences->Sharing and re-check the sharing boxes you want to share. Sometimes just toggling in the Sharing Preference pane can fix some sharing glitches.
Plus on both Macs try toReset Your PRAM.
See if this will help.
Yes, I'm sure I've connected two macs together that both have airport cards without a router. That said I can't find any documentation on it having just done a search.
From memory, what I think I did was:
1. Turn on both computers, and do this for both if you want to share files both ways:
in Sys Preferences > Sharing enable File Sharing, and add the user name and password for an account on the other computer in the box on the right of the window. Here you'll also see the path to browse for it or the computer's name.
2. In Finder, menu, choose > Go > Connect to Server. If you don't see it in the list, hit browse.
3. Sign in with the username and password that you allowed in step 1.
Whether this works or not I cannot say, I might be mis-remembering, or maybe I thought I was connecting them directly when really it was going throug wifi, but give it a try!
The fastest way to copy files between my iMac and my MBP is to connect then directly together via an ethernet cable, and having no router and no Wi-Fi involved.
why is file transfering so slow using this method?