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  • Re: Can't connect to MacBook

    From Colour Sergeant Bourne@21:1/5 to Connor Shannon on Sun Jan 14 16:05:22 2024
    On 1/14/24 3:02 PM, Connor Shannon wrote:
    Not too often I want to copy a file from my iMac to my MacBook. I just tried but I couldn't connect to the MacBook from my iMac it said server not available or something like that. So I went to the MacBook and I can connect to the iMac and move files.

    They're both on the same wifi network and they're both running Sonoma. I got a new iMac a few months ago and I think I had this problem after that. I looked at the settings on my Macbook and yes file sharing is turned on. How come it works one
    direction but not the other??

    In the iMac Finder, select/right-click on the file you want to copy to
    the MacBook, hit share, hit AirDrop, select/click on the MacBook.

    You should hear a beep when it copies to the MacBook Downloads folder.

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  • From Percival John Hackworth@21:1/5 to All on Sun Jan 14 22:48:36 2024
    On Jan 14, 2024 at 2:26:49 PM PST, "Connor Shannon" <[email protected]> wrote:

    On Sunday, January 14, 2024 at 1:05:26 PM UTC-8, Colour Sergeant Bourne wrote:
    On 1/14/24 3:02 PM, Connor Shannon wrote:
    Not too often I want to copy a file from my iMac to my MacBook. I just tried
    but I couldn't connect to the MacBook from my iMac it said server not
    available or something like that. So I went to the MacBook and I can connect
    to the iMac and move files.

    They're both on the same wifi network and they're both running Sonoma. I got
    a new iMac a few months ago and I think I had this problem after that. I >>> looked at the settings on my Macbook and yes file sharing is turned on. How >>> come it works one direction but not the other??

    In the iMac Finder, select/right-click on the file you want to copy to
    the MacBook, hit share, hit AirDrop, select/click on the MacBook.

    You should hear a beep when it copies to the MacBook Downloads folder.

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    I don't know if that will work b'cuz the iMac can't find the MacBook but anyway I want the whole MacBook to show up on the iMac so I can copy more than
    one file and put them right where I want. It works the other direction.

    Have you turned on File Sharing in System Settings > General > Sharing?
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  • From John@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Mon Jan 15 11:01:11 2024
    On Sun, 14 Jan 2024 18:11:51 -0800 (PST), Connor Shannon <[email protected]> wrote:

    On Sunday, January 14, 2024 at 2:48:41?PM UTC-8, Percival John Hackworth wrote:
    On Jan 14, 2024 at 2:26:49?PM PST, "Connor Shannon" <[email protected]>
    wrote:
    On Sunday, January 14, 2024 at 1:05:26?PM UTC-8, Colour Sergeant Bourne wrote:
    On 1/14/24 3:02 PM, Connor Shannon wrote:
    Not too often I want to copy a file from my iMac to my MacBook. I just tried
    but I couldn't connect to the MacBook from my iMac it said server not
    available or something like that. So I went to the MacBook and I can connect
    to the iMac and move files.

    They're both on the same wifi network and they're both running Sonoma. I got
    a new iMac a few months ago and I think I had this problem after that. I >> >>> looked at the settings on my Macbook and yes file sharing is turned on. How
    come it works one direction but not the other??

    In the iMac Finder, select/right-click on the file you want to copy to
    the MacBook, hit share, hit AirDrop, select/click on the MacBook.

    You should hear a beep when it copies to the MacBook Downloads folder.

    --
    Because we're here lad. Nobody else. Just us.

    I don't know if that will work b'cuz the iMac can't find the MacBook but >> > anyway I want the whole MacBook to show up on the iMac so I can copy more than
    one file and put them right where I want. It works the other direction.
    Have you turned on File Sharing in System Settings > General > Sharing?
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    from before: "I looked at the settings on my Macbook and yes file sharing is turned on."

    A very stupid question if I may?

    Is "File Sharing" turned on on the iMac, too?

    Are the folders and files you want to copy marked as sharable?

    J.

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  • From Jolly Roger@21:1/5 to Connor Shannon on Tue Jan 16 00:48:36 2024
    On 2024-01-14, Connor Shannon <[email protected]> wrote:
    Not too often I want to copy a file from my iMac to my MacBook. I just
    tried but I couldn't connect to the MacBook from my iMac it said
    server not available or something like that. So I went to the MacBook
    and I can connect to the iMac and move files.

    They're both on the same wifi network and they're both running Sonoma.
    I got a new iMac a few months ago and I think I had this problem after
    that. I looked at the settings on my Macbook and yes file sharing is
    turned on. How come it works one direction but not the other??

    How are each of these computers connected to the local network? Are they
    using DHCP or static IP addresses? It's possible the MacBook's IP
    address changed, but the iMac's Finder still has its old address cached.

    Next time this happens try running this command in a terminal window
    from an administrator account on the affected computer (it will ask for
    your macOS user password):

    sudo killall mDNSResponder

    Alternatively, just try rebooting the affected computer.

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  • From Jolly Roger@21:1/5 to Connor Shannon on Sun Jan 21 07:03:51 2024
    On 2024-01-21, Connor Shannon <[email protected]> wrote:
    On Monday, January 15, 2024 at 4:48:41 PM UTC-8, Jolly Roger wrote:
    On 2024-01-14, Connor Shannon <[email protected]> wrote:
    Not too often I want to copy a file from my iMac to my MacBook. I
    just tried but I couldn't connect to the MacBook from my iMac it
    said server not available or something like that. So I went to the
    MacBook and I can connect to the iMac and move files.

    They're both on the same wifi network and they're both running
    Sonoma. I got a new iMac a few months ago and I think I had this
    problem after that. I looked at the settings on my Macbook and yes
    file sharing is turned on. How come it works one direction but not
    the other??

    How are each of these computers connected to the local network? Are
    they using DHCP or static IP addresses? It's possible the MacBook's
    IP address changed, but the iMac's Finder still has its old address
    cached.

    That was a good question but I checked and yes they're both DHCP and
    both on the same router.

    DHCP servers can dole out new IP addresses whenever they like. If the
    Finder had an old address cached, then that could explain the behavior
    you described.

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  • From Your Name@21:1/5 to Connor Shannon on Tue Jan 23 10:17:36 2024
    On 2024-01-22 05:23:45 +0000, Connor Shannon said:

    On Saturday, January 20, 2024 at 11:03:55 PM UTC-8, Jolly Roger wrote:
    On 2024-01-21, Connor Shannon <[email protected]> wrote:> > On
    Monday, January 15, 2024 at 4:48:41 PM UTC-8, Jolly Roger wrote:> >> On
    2024-01-14, Connor Shannon <[email protected]> wrote:> >> > Not too
    often I want to copy a file from my iMac to my MacBook. I> >> > just
    tried but I couldn't connect to the MacBook from my iMac it> >> > said
    server not available or something like that. So I went to the> >> >
    MacBook and I can connect to the iMac and move files.> >> >> >> >
    They're both on the same wifi network and they're both running> >> >
    Sonoma. I got a new iMac a few months ago and I think I had this> >> >
    problem after that. I looked at the settings on my Macbook and yes> >>
    file sharing is turned on. How come it works one direction but not>
    the other??> >>> >> How are each of these computers connected to
    the local network? Are> >> they using DHCP or static IP addresses? It's
    possible the MacBook's> >> IP address changed, but the iMac's Finder
    still has its old address> >> cached.> >> > That was a good question
    but I checked and yes they're both DHCP and> > both on the same router.
    DHCP servers can dole out new IP addresses whenever they like. If the>
    Finder had an old address cached, then that could explain the behavior>
    you described.
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    filter.> I often ignore posts from Google. Use a real news client
    instead.>> JR

    Hmmm I dunno but I restarted the MacBook and now it's on the iMac
    desktop! Just "one of those things" i guess...thanks for the idea to
    restart.

    A simple reboot can and does often fix weird problems, despite what
    some people like to claim.

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