Wireless and/or Ethernet
I have a MacBook Pro wirelessly connected to a Time Capsule. If during a file transfer, for example during a Time Machine backup, I make an Ethernet connection between them, will the transfer continue only over wireless or will it go over Ethernet?
As I understand it, Ethernet is faster than wireless.
Do I have to restart the MacBook to get the Ethernet connection to work. System Preferences shows that Ethernet is connected as soon as I plug in the cable. Or does the means of transfer only get selected at the beginning of a file transfer?
What I am really wondering is: How clever is the networking? Can it change dynamically to choose the faster connection?
It sounds like you really have 3 questions:
(1) How can I be sure that Ethernet is used if Ethernet is connected but use AirPort if Ethernet is not connected?
Go to System Preferences->Networking preference pane. Drag Ethernet to the top of the list of connections. Drag AirPort to just below Ethernet. Now your MacBook Pro will give Ethernet top priority.
(2) If I am doing a file transfer and I plug in Ethernet, will it switch during the transfer?
I don't know the answer. You could always test it.
(3) If Time Machine is actively making the backup and I plug in Ethernet, will Time Machine switch during the transfer.
Again, I don't know the answer. You could always test it.
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However it's not resolved, I'm also having trouble doing a back up to my time capsule...I recently purchased a new macbook and retrieved/restore what was on the time capsule to the new computer...that worked fine...wireless worked fine...however when I tried to back up the new macbook...it would faii stating that there isn't enough room on the TC to do a back up...
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Ever since I got my current macbook back from repair...my backups have failed due to their not being enough space to perform the back up...in the past the back ups would happen and old back ups would be replaced...
I think this has to do with my current computer having a new name after the repair..."Adam's macbook pro 2" vs "Adam's macbook pro"
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I have no problem completely wiping out my TC including the previous back ups on it...just don't know how to go about it...I have restored it to factory settings a bunch of times and created the network from scratch...just hasn't fixed the issue
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