FireWire as interconnection between to Macs

Hi,
I would like to use FireWire as interconnection between my MBP and iMac to copy data from one to the other. Is this possible and if yes how to do this?
Thanks,
GeMan

There are two ways you can do this.
A) Plug your two Macs together with a FireWire cable and you will see a new network connection available in your Network preference. From then on, it works the same as networking with an Ethernet cable. Turn on file sharing and you're done.
It's called IP over FireWire. Here are Apple's directions for it.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.6/en/8707.html
B) There is also FireWire Target Disk Mode, but you lose the use of one of the machines because you have to boot it in a special mode.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1661
Both are fast and work well, but if you want both machines to remain in use then use the first method.

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A conflict between program Mac mail and program Microsoft Outlook e-mail?
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