If you don’t have access to the Internet through Wi-Fi, get online by running an Ethernet cable from your computer’s LAN port to the LAN port on your router. Macs don’t use wireless drivers. If you’re having trouble with your Mac, see How to Fix Common Computer Network Issues for Mac. Nov 6, 2018 - If your Mac has only one port like this, it's a MacBook with USB-C USB icon. That port supports all but the Thunderbolt solutions in this article. IPad Pro 11-inch and iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation) have one USB-C USB icon. Display or other device, it should work with your Mac without an adapter.

The solutions in this article work with these Mac models, which have Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) ports: • iMac Pro • iMac models from 2017 • Mac mini (2018) • MacBook Pro models from 2016 or later • MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2018) MacBook Pro (pictured), MacBook Air, iMac Pro, iMac, and Mac mini have multiple Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) ports. If your Mac has only one port like this, it's a MacBook with USB-C. That port supports all but the Thunderbolt solutions in this article. MacBook has just one port, which supports USB-C but not Thunderbolt. IPad Pro 11-inch and iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation) have one USB-C port.

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Some of the newer macbooks and macbook airs do not have an ethernet port or firewire port, so you can’t connect them to an older macbook to copy your old files and settings accross. What do you do? You buy a Read on for more info!

Video game controller for mac. Apple has a great piece of software called ‘Setup Assistant’ that automatically transfers all your settings and programs from your old Apple computer to your new one. You connect the two computers with an Ethernet (or firewire) cable, run ‘Migration Assistant’ on your old computer, and then ‘Setup Assistant’ on the new computer does the rest.

Here’s the hitch, Apple have removed both the ethernet and firewire connectors from the newer Macbooks. This limits the options you can use for ‘Setup Assistant’ to connect the two computers together 1. Firewire is no good as the newer MacBooks do not have firewire.:-( 2. Ethernet is no good as the newer Macbooks do not have ethernet.:-( 3. Thunderbolt is no good as the older Macbooks don’t have thunderbolt.:-( So what do you do?

Here are 5 options listed from fastest and simplest to slowest or most complicated. THUNDERBOLT TO ETHERNET ADAPTER Buy an (they are approx $30). This gives your new macbook an Ethernet port and then you can plug in an ethernet cable from your old Mac directly to to your new Macbook. Personally I think it’s poor form on Apple’s part that they don’t include one of these adapters with every Macbook or Macbook Air, at least while we transition from Ethernet. The ‘Setup Assistant’ on the new Macbook Pro actually tells you to connect to an Ethernet network, but there is no Ethernet port on the Macbook Pro!!! If it’s boxing day, and you have your little Macbook Pro ready to go, but the Apple store is closed, then you can’t get a firewire to Ethernet adapter. You’ll have to try one of the next options! TIME MACHINE If you have a time-machine backup you can simply connect the time-machine backup (USB or wi-fi) to the new macboook and ‘Setup Assistant’ can import from there.