Having difficulty migrating info from MacBook Pro to new iMac

I have been trying to migrate my information from my MacBook Pro (10.9.1) to my new iMac (10.9.1). I've connected the two via ethernet. They are recognizing each other, but then one or the other seems to shut off and requires me to enter my password and it stalls the whole process. I've attempted this migration at least 5 times now (or more) and the same thing keeps happening. Any suggestions?

I just got a new iMac on January 2nd, and moved 320GB worth of data from my external Time Machine backup drive (a Firewire drive connected to the new iMac via the Firewire to Thunderbolt adapter) to the new iMac in about 3 hours or so. This was all done via Setup Assistant, not Migration Assistant (which can be run later on for those in a hurry to use their new Mac).
It almost sounds to me as if you're transferring everything via WiFi.

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