Things You'll Need:
- PC with a Firewire port
- Mac with a Firewire port
- Firewire cord
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Step 1
Turn on both computers. Connect one end of the Firewire cord into the back of the PC and the other end into the Mac. Wait a few seconds for the computers to recognize the Firewire.
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Step 2
Cancel the "Found New Hardware" prompt that appears on the PC. This prompt will repeatedly come up and it should repeatedly be closed.
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Step 3
Go to the "Start" menu and then to "Control Panel." Then click on "Network Connections." Find the icon that says "1394 Connection" and right-click on it. The "Properties" option will appear. Click on it.
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Step 4
Select the "TCP/IP" button when the "IP over Firewire" selection appears. Then select the "Properties" button.
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Step 5
Choose the "Use the Following IP Address" selection when the next window appears. Enter the following into the field: "192.168.3.1" and hit "OK."
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Step 6
On the Mac, go to "System Preferences" by clicking on the Apple logo on the top left corner of the screen. After clicking "System Preferences," select "Network Settings" and then "Built-in Firewire."
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Step 7
In the IP address field, enter the same numbers you entered on the PC: "192.168.3.1", then click on the "Show All" button in the top of the window.
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Step 8
Choose "Sharing" after clicking the "Show All" window (which takes you back to "System Preferences"). In the "Sharing" screen, check "Remote Login".
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Step 9
Visit winscp.net (see Resources section) to download WINSCP. After it has downloaded, open it. When the prompt asks for the Firewire IP address, enter the same address you entered previously-"192.168.3.1"-and log in using your Mac log in information.
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Step 10
The contents of the Mac hard drive will appear and you can now copy or drag files back and forth between the computers.
