MacPros are Gigabit and there is nothing to crossover.
Use a normal Ethernet cable and give the Macs IP addresses in the same
range and you will be fine.
Rupert Watson
+44 7787 554 801
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-----Original Message-----
From: Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
Of Roger Shufflebottom
Sent: 17 August 2011 15:37
To: Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Avid-L2] Connecting two MacPros via dual gigabit ethernet
and multipathing?
It's called a Crossover cable but I recall reading years ago that at
some point Macs did not need this - just a regular cable. Mind you I
know next to nothing about networking!
On 17 Aug 2011, at 15:29, Steve Hullfish wrote:
> 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?
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
With best wishes,
Roger Shufflebottom
rogershuff@yahoo.co.uk
+44 7973 543 660
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