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[71.63.186.29]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id ex10sm10821215igc.15.2012.12.11.16.22.47 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Tue, 11 Dec 2012 16:22:48 -0800 (PST) From: Carey Dissmore Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_7FD214B4-D389-4FC3-B764-446DE50B0AB2" Message-Id: <039F7081-4166-4499-A3DB-9871D51036DC@imugonline.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 6.2 \(1499\)) Subject: Re: [AE] [OT] Mac networking question Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2012 18:22:46 -0600 References: To: "After Effects Mail List" In-Reply-To: X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1499) X-Gm-Message-State: ALoCoQkYjObeIu9ZAqEqc7ynvdABSZUajGNy9mATV2FEMEkwCHsifk3CMzv+1c/XB4HjxCSvWO+H --Apple-Mail=_7FD214B4-D389-4FC3-B764-446DE50B0AB2 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Teddy I'm catching up on this thread late but I too have had some mac-pc = networking weirdness since adding the PC workstation to my otherwise Mac = workflow shop a couple of months ago. I've had numerous transfers quit = on me. Synchronization software is my friend to make sure the full = transfers eventually are completed without starting from scratch each = time. BTW when it IS working, I'm getting RAID-to-RAID througput over = 100MB/sec at times over my house gigabit network. Average is = 75-80MB/sec. In addition to that... I'm also very frustrated by VNC issues. Screen sharing is something I do = all day every day to administer various functions on different machines. = Mac to mac it has always worked flawlessly, including clipboard sharing.=20= I've been using TightVNC on Windows to connect and run macs but boy is = it flaky.=20 a)the connection just drops frequently. Seems vaguely tied to video = refresh.=20 b)clipboard transfer SOMETIMES works PC to remote mac but it is like 1 = out of 5 chance. The reverse NEVER works. c)Text/cursor/data entry seems more sluggish,=20 I'd love to get either or both of these things working more smoothly. carey On Dec 11, 2012, at 4:38 PM, "Tupper, Scott (HQP)" = wrote: > Have you tried using SMB instead of AFP for file share? > =20 > -scott > =20 > From: After Effects Mail List [mailto:AE-List@media-motion.tv] On = Behalf Of Teddy Gage > Sent: Monday, December 10, 2012 2:23 PM > To: After Effects Mail List > Subject: Re: [AE] [OT] Mac networking question > =20 > OK well I think I have it figured out, it's super weird. Turns out if = I drag files from the pc to the mac using the pc file explorer in = windows 7, the file transfer always quits in the middle, even though the = share is still online. However if I drag a file from the windows box = onto the mac drive using OSX finder, the transfer completes just fine. I = would guess the reverse is true - I'd need to drag the file over in = windows explorer if transferring to a windows drive. Had a 70 gb project = transfer in 11 minutes between the two RAIDS at around 80 MB/s over the = lan cable. Success. Looks like it was a file handling error of some = sort. Anyway, gonna set up a static IP between the two boxes and see if = that fixes the issue of networking over wifi... >=20 > On Mon, Dec 10, 2012 at 3:51 PM, Jack Tunnicliffe = wrote: > Probably not the solution you're looking for but there was a Mac mini = firmware update today that might be worth trying. Sometimes they don't = document everything being fixed, although this one was primarily for = flickering monitors. > =20 > http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1616?viewlocale=3Den_US&locale=3Den_US > =20 > Jack Tunnicliffe > Java Post Production > www.javapost.ca > =20 > =20 > =20 > On Dec 10, 2012, at 2:19 PM, Teddy Gage wrote: >=20 >=20 > Nah that was the default setting, you were right. Actually much more = urgent is that now the network between the computers drops out on every = file transfer. Anyone experienced this? They are directly connected = using Ethernet cable, and file safer starts fine. Then an error always = pops up about a lost connection, even though it still looks ok. Driving = me nuts. >=20 > On Monday, December 10, 2012, Nathan Shipley wrote: > Have you tried setting the service order in the Network settings in = OSX? You can click the little gear at the bottom of the list of = Ethernet, Airport, etc. and choose "Set Service Order" then drag them = around. If wi-fi is currently above the ethernet connection, you might = try putting ethernet first and see if that takes care of it. ... Only = thing is that I think the default would be for Ethernet to be first. = Hm... > =20 > Something to try at least, > - Nathan > =20 > On Mon, Dec 10, 2012 at 12:38 PM, Teddy Gage = wrote: > So I have a mac mini with wifi connected to my PC with a crossover = ethernet cable. I have set up file sharing so that I can see the mac = drives on my pc and vice versa, I can even use VNC for remote desktop = to/from either machine. However the mac mini seems determined to use the = wifi for file sharing which maxes out around 5 MB/s for file transfers. = When I disable wifi it will use the ethernet cable which is more like 55 = MB/s, which is the goal. So I'd like to tell the machine only to use = ethernet to connect to my home network for file transfer, and use wifi = for internet connection only. When I tried to change the adapter = settings (like workgroup) in network prefs on the mac, it wouldn't let = me choose workgroup per internet adapter, only for the whole machine. = Anyone know how to do this? Or an alternate way to set it up? > -TG > =20 > --=20 > Animator & Editor > www.teddygage.com > Brooklyn >=20 > =20 >=20 >=20 > --=20 > Animator & Editor > www.teddygage.com > Brooklyn >=20 > =20 >=20 >=20 >=20 > --=20 > Animator & Editor > www.teddygage.com > Brooklyn >=20 --Apple-Mail=_7FD214B4-D389-4FC3-B764-446DE50B0AB2 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Teddy I'm catching up on this = thread late but I too have had some mac-pc networking weirdness since = adding the PC workstation to my otherwise Mac workflow shop a couple of = months ago. I've had numerous transfers quit on me. Synchronization = software is my friend to make sure the full transfers eventually are = completed without starting from scratch each time. BTW when it IS = working, I'm getting RAID-to-RAID througput over 100MB/sec at times over = my house gigabit network. Average is 75-80MB/sec.

In = addition to that...

I'm also very frustrated by VNC = issues. Screen sharing is something I do all day every day to administer = various functions on different machines. Mac to mac it has always worked = flawlessly, including clipboard = sharing. 

I've been using TightVNC on = Windows to connect and run macs but boy is it = flaky. 
a)the connection just drops frequently. Seems = vaguely tied to video refresh. 
b)clipboard transfer = SOMETIMES works PC to remote mac but it is like 1 out of 5 chance. The = reverse NEVER works.
c)Text/cursor/data entry seems more = sluggish, 

I'd love to get either or both = of these things working more = smoothly.

carey

On Dec = 11, 2012, at 4:38 PM, "Tupper, Scott (HQP)" <scott.tupper@rhi.com> = wrote:

Have you tried using SMB = instead of AFP for file share?
 
 
OK well = I think I have it figured out, it's super weird. Turns out if I drag = files from the pc to the mac using the pc file explorer in windows 7, = the file transfer always quits in the middle, even though the share is = still online. However if I drag a file from the windows box onto the mac = drive using OSX finder, the transfer completes just fine. I would guess = the reverse is true - I'd need to drag the file over in windows explorer = if transferring to a windows drive. Had a 70 gb project transfer in 11 = minutes between the two RAIDS at around 80 MB/s over the lan cable. = Success. Looks like it was a file handling error of some sort. Anyway, = gonna set up a static IP between the two boxes and see if that fixes the = issue of networking over wifi...

Probably not = the solution you're looking for but there was a Mac mini firmware update = today that might be worth trying. Sometimes they don't document = everything being fixed, although this one was primarily for flickering = monitors.
Nah that was = the default setting, you were right. Actually much more urgent is that = now the network between the computers drops out on every file transfer. = Anyone experienced this? They are directly connected using Ethernet = cable, and file safer starts fine. Then an error always pops up about a = lost connection, even though it still looks ok. Driving me = nuts.

On Monday, December 10, 2012, Nathan Shipley = wrote:
Have you tried = setting the service order in the Network settings in OSX?  You can = click the little gear at the bottom of the list of Ethernet, Airport, = etc. and choose "Set Service Order" then drag them around.  If = wi-fi is currently above the ethernet connection, you might try putting = ethernet first and see if that takes care of it.  ... Only thing is = that I think the default would be for Ethernet to be first. =  Hm...
 - Nathan
 
On Mon, Dec 10, 2012 at 12:38 PM, Teddy Gage <teddygage@gmail.com> = wrote:
So I have a = mac mini with wifi connected to my PC with a crossover ethernet cable. I = have set up file sharing so that I can see the mac drives on my pc and = vice versa, I can even use VNC for remote desktop to/from either = machine. However the mac mini seems determined to use the wifi for file = sharing which maxes out around 5 MB/s for file transfers. When I disable = wifi it will use the ethernet cable which is more like 55 MB/s, which is = the goal. So I'd like to tell the machine only to use ethernet to = connect to my home network for file transfer, and use wifi for internet = connection only. When I tried to change the adapter settings (like = workgroup) in network prefs on the mac, it wouldn't let me choose = workgroup per internet adapter, only for the whole machine. Anyone know = how to do this? Or an alternate way to set it up?
-TG
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