Return-Path: Received: from host23.canaca.com ([66.49.161.151] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 4922847 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Wed, 12 Dec 2012 04:52:14 +0100 Received: from static24-89-101-87.r.rev.accesscomm.ca ([24.89.101.87]:46001 helo=[192.168.1.53]) by host23.canaca.com with esmtpsa (TLSv1:AES128-SHA:128) (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1TidQi-0006mz-Ke for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Tue, 11 Dec 2012 22:56:20 -0500 Subject: Re: [AE] [OT] Mac networking question References: From: Jack Tunnicliffe Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-D49E6DE2-A053-4C3C-B5F6-1E6952DEEA3B X-Mailer: iPhone Mail (10A525) In-Reply-To: Message-Id: <9068B37B-775B-4C62-B032-3BEA26845AF8@javapost.ca> Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2012 21:56:20 -0600 To: After Effects Mail List Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mime-Version: 1.0 (1.0) X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - host23.canaca.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - media-motion.tv X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - javapost.ca X-Get-Message-Sender-Via: host23.canaca.com: authenticated_id: jack+javapost.ca/only user confirmed/virtual account not confirmed X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: --Apple-Mail-D49E6DE2-A053-4C3C-B5F6-1E6952DEEA3B Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Carey: Try the free version of logmein. We use it between macs and PC's. We did a r= emote Davinci session today across the other side of the continent and almos= t no delay. I'd start my Resolve project and the remote machine 2000 miles a= way started less than a half second later watching it on logmein. Amazing! Jack Tunnicliffe Javapost Production Sent from my iPhone On 2012-12-11, at 6:22 PM, Carey Dissmore wrote: > Teddy I'm catching up on this thread late but I too have had some mac-pc n= etworking weirdness since adding the PC workstation to my otherwise Mac work= flow shop a couple of months ago. I've had numerous transfers quit on me. Sy= nchronization software is my friend to make sure the full transfers eventual= ly are completed without starting from scratch each time. BTW when it IS wor= king, I'm getting RAID-to-RAID througput over 100MB/sec at times over my hou= se gigabit network. Average is 75-80MB/sec. >=20 > In addition to that... >=20 > I'm also very frustrated by VNC issues. Screen sharing is something I do a= ll day every day to administer various functions on different machines. Mac t= o mac it has always worked flawlessly, including clipboard sharing.=20 >=20 > I've been using TightVNC on Windows to connect and run macs but boy is it f= laky.=20 > a)the connection just drops frequently. Seems vaguely tied to video refres= h.=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 >=20 > I'd love to get either or both of these things working more smoothly. >=20 > carey >=20 > On Dec 11, 2012, at 4:38 PM, "Tupper, Scott (HQP)" w= rote: >=20 >> 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 O= f 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 d= rag files from the pc to the mac using the pc file explorer in windows 7, th= e file transfer always quits in the middle, even though the share is still o= nline. However if I drag a file from the windows box onto the mac drive usin= g 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 t= o a windows drive. Had a 70 gb project transfer in 11 minutes between the tw= o RAIDS at around 80 MB/s over the lan cable. Success. Looks like it was a f= ile handling error of some sort. Anyway, gonna set up a static IP between th= e 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 wrot= e: >> Probably not the solution you're looking for but there was a Mac mini fir= mware update today that might be worth trying. Sometimes they don't document= everything being fixed, although this one was primarily for flickering moni= tors. >> =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 urge= nt is that now the network between the computers drops out on every file tra= nsfer. Anyone experienced this? They are directly connected using Ethernet c= able, and file safer starts fine. Then an error always pops up about a lost c= onnection, 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, Airpor= t, etc. and choose "Set Service Order" then drag them around. If wi-fi is c= urrently 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 defau= lt 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 ethern= et cable. I have set up file sharing so that I can see the mac drives on my p= c and vice versa, I can even use VNC for remote desktop to/from either machi= ne. However the mac mini seems determined to use the wifi for file sharing w= hich 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 networ= k 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 who= le 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 >=20 --Apple-Mail-D49E6DE2-A053-4C3C-B5F6-1E6952DEEA3B Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Carey:

Try th= e free version of logmein. We use it between macs and PC's. We did a remote D= avinci session today across the other side of the continent and almost no de= lay. I'd start my Resolve project and the remote machine 2000 miles away sta= rted less than a half second later watching it on logmein. Amazing!

<= div>Jack Tunnicliffe
Javapost Production

Sent f= rom my iPhone

On 2012-12-11, at 6:22 PM, Carey Dissmore <carey@imugonline.com> wrote:
Teddy I'= m catching up on this thread late but I too have had some mac-pc networking w= eirdness since adding the PC workstation to my otherwise Mac workflow shop a= couple of months ago. I've had numerous transfers quit on me. Synchronizati= on software is my friend to make sure the full transfers eventually are comp= leted without starting from scratch each time. BTW when it IS working, I'm g= etting RAID-to-RAID througput over 100MB/sec at times over my house gigabit n= etwork. Average is 75-80MB/sec.

In addition to that...

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

I've been using TightVNC on Windows t= o 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 o= f 5 chance. The reverse NEVER works.
c)Text/cursor/data entry seem= s more sluggish, 

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

carey

On Dec 11, 2012, at 4:38 PM, "Tupper, Scott (HQP)" <= scott.tupper@rhi.com> wrote:<= /div>
Have you tried using SMB instead of A= FP for file share?
-scott
 
From: After E= ffects Mail List [mailto:AE-List@media-motion.tv] On Behalf Of Teddy Gage
Sent: Monday, December 10, 2012 2:23 PMTo: After Effects= Mail List
Subject: Re: [AE] [OT] Mac networking question
 

OK well I= think I have it figured out, it's super weird. Turns out if I drag files fr= om the pc to the mac using the pc file explorer in windows 7, the file trans= fer always quits in the middle, even though the share is still online. Howev= er 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 n= eed to drag the file over in windows explorer if transferring to a windows d= rive. Had a 70 gb project transfer in 11 minutes between the two RAIDS at ar= ound 80 MB/s over the lan cable. Success. Looks like it was a file handling e= rror of some sort. Anyway, gonna set up a static IP between the two boxes an= d see if that fixes the issue of networking over wifi...

=
On Mon, Dec 10, 2012 at 3:51 PM, Jack Tunnicliffe <= jack@javapost.ca> wrote:
Probably not the solution you're looking for b= ut there was a Mac mini firmware update today that might be worth trying. So= metimes they don't document everything being fixed, although this one was pr= imarily for flickering monitors.
<= o:p> 
<= div style=3D"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times N= ew Roman', serif; "> 
O= n Dec 10, 2012, at 2:19 PM, Teddy Gage <teddygage@gmail.com> wrote:


Nah that was the default s= etting, you were right. Actually much more urgent is that now the network be= tween the computers drops out on every file transfer. Anyone experienced thi= s? They are directly connected using Ethernet cable, and file safer starts f= ine. Then an error always pops up about a lost connection, even though it st= ill looks ok. Driving me nuts.

On Monday, December 10, 2012, Nathan S= hipley wrote:
Have you tried setting t= he service order in the Network settings in OSX?  You can click the lit= tle gear at the bottom of the list of Ethernet, Airport, etc. and choose "Se= t Service Order" then drag them around.  If wi-fi is currently above th= e ethernet connection, you might try putting ethernet first and see if that t= akes care of it.  ... Only thing is that I think the default would be f= or Ethernet to be first.  Hm...
 
Something to try= at least,
 - 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 e= thernet cable. I have set up file sharing so that I can see the mac drives o= n 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 sha= ring which maxes out around 5 MB/s for file transfers. When I disable wifi i= t 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 n= etwork for file transfer, and use wifi for internet connection only. When I t= ried 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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