They both connect to the internet wirelessly through a nearby Airport Extreme and a fairly slow internet connection.
One is my daily use iMac and the other is a dedicated music server Mac Mini.
This was a helpful reply but could I ask a few specifics? I have two Macs in the same room. The one question I had - if both computers are connected to the same wireless router, would the computers that are connected via ethernet cable to each other know to go to each other via ethernet rather than wifi? To see or set the TCP/IP address, choose Apple menu > System Preferences, click Network, and select Ethernet in the list. If you manually configured the TCP/IP settings for the Ethernet service on the computer you are connecting to, you may need to enter that computer’s TCP/IP address in the “Connect to Server” dialog. In the Finder on one of the computers, choose Go > “Connect to Server,” and then click Browse.ĭouble-click the other computer in the window and enter your password, if necessary. Note the computer name for each computer. On each computer, choose Apple menu > System Preferences and click Sharing. If your computer doesn’t have an Ethernet port, try using a USB-to-Ethernet adapter. You don’t need to use an Ethernet crossover cable. You can use an Ethernet cable to connect two Mac computers and share files or play network games.Ĭonnect a standard Ethernet cable from the Ethernet port on one computer to the Ethernet port on the other.
This is from my Help Window: (copy and paste)