Re: [Avid-L2] Connecting two MacPros via dual gigabit ethernet and multipathing?

It's called a crossover cable, and the last time I talked to an IT smart guy
(which I'm not) I was told most modern ethernet ports auto-detect that kind
of stuff so you don't even need the special cable anymore (I have no idea is
this is true - I had a crossover cable already so I didn't try it). Have
you tried plugging them into each other to see if the shared drives show up?

I used to do this with 2 Dell systems. One was an edit machine and the
other was the backup/archive machine. I can't remember how I set it up,
though, and I've never done it with Macs. Sorry.

Michael

On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 10:29 AM, Steve Hullfish
<steve4lists@veralith.com>wrote:

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>
>
> I think all you have to do is have a special ethernet "turnaround" cable
> that has the wiring set slightly differently than if it's coming from a
> router.
>
> I don't know what it's called or how it's actually configured, but I do
> know that I have a couple of them around the shop, and they're colored
> differently than the others to indicate that the wiring is swapped for
> computer to computer access.
>
> I am not an IT guy. I do not play one on TV. I hardly know what I'm talking
> about, but I thought I'd try to point you in the right direction in case no
> one else helps out. I think you could probably ask the guys at Fry's or
> Radio Shack for a cable like this, and they'd know what you were talking
> about.
>
> Steve Hullfish
> contributor: www.provideocoalition.com
> author: "The Art and Technique of Digital Color Correction"
>
> On Aug 17, 2011, at 9:16 AM, nat jencks wrote:
>
> > Sorry for the slightly OT post, but it seems like it might be of
> interest...
> >
> > Is there anyway to network two MacPro towers together using both ethernet
> ports multipathed together with no switches etc? I have a very simple setup
> for this project with two mac pro towers each with its own set of media on
> eSATA drives... I'd like to connect both machines via both gigabit ethernet
> ports if possible.
> >
> > Has anyone done this, or know if it's possible?
>
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