Migrating from Mac OS X 10.6.8 to 10.8.3.

Hi,
I am trying to migrate from OS X 10.6.8 to 10.8.3. The source mac does not see the target mac in the migration assistant. Any clue why that could be?
- Tried WiFi and cable - same result.
- Both laptops have a name when I check the setting in Sharing
Thanks!!

http://support.apple.com/kb/PH10725
...and...
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1661.
Try using a FireWire cable and target disk mode.
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