How to connect to and download file over home network

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ahollywoodcraig

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I have a large file (6 GB) on my desktop G5 that I want to put on my laptop. How do i connect to my desktop from my laptop to download it? I don't have .mac and I tried to do it via bonjour with ichat and it didn't work.
thanks in advance
Craig
 
There are a number of ways. If you have both computers on your LAN, then:

Select the Go > Connect to Server... menu item on one of your computers.
Enter the IP address and your login information for the other computer. It will mount on your Desktop.
Move the file from the computer where it located to the computer where you want it.
 
Sharing (file) has to be activated for that, though. And then the computer should simply show up when you go to "Network" in the Finder.
 
If you don't already have one, get an ethernet cable to
connect the two Macs. It doesn't have to be a "crossover"
cable since modern Macs autosense.

If, on the other hand, you have both set up to access the
internet via a router to, say, a cable modem, you're all
set.

Go into System Preferences, Network. Our settings are
Automatic/BulitIn Ethernet/AppleTalk and check the AppleTalk
box. But we have PPC Macs. I seem to recall Intels don't
use AppleTalk, but memory is so iffy at my age.

Then to the "Sharing" prefpane. Check "personal file sharing"
under Services.

Do this on each Mac.

In Finder, click the big blue ball on the top of the left
panel (Network) on one Mac. At this point you should see the
other Mac as a potentially shared device. Connect to it with
THAT MAC'S login-ID and password, so you log in as the owner
and can see everything on its HD.

Drag the file from one HD to the other.
 
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