Sep 04, 2018 Transfer files between Mac and PC through ETHERNET in 2 Minutes - 2020. Transfer Files from Mac to PC using an Ethernet Cable - Easy. Transfer Files between 2 PCs with Crossover LAN. Jan 24, 2017 You can use an Ethernet cable to connect two Mac computers and share files or play network games. To connect two computers using Ethernet: Connect a standard Ethernet cable from the Ethernet port on one computer to the Ethernet port on the other. You don’t need to use an Ethernet crossover cable. Not only is CrossOver easy to set-up, our CrossTie technology makes installing your Windows software simple, with one click installation. Effortlessly switch between Mac or Windows programs and play PC games at native speeds. 1) Connect an Ethernet/LAN cable to your PS4 and your PC. 2) On your PC go to control panel -gt; Network and Internet -gt; Network and Sharing centre 3) On the left panel choose change adapter settings 4) You will get a screen like. Usually, if you are using a crossover cable to connect two computers, the computers are not connected to a LAN network. In this case, you will need to configure static IP addresses for each computer. You have to make sure that both computers have IP addresses that are on the same subnet.
A couple thing come to mind
1) if the device is set to dhcp just let it pickup an address and then inspect the dhcp server for the mac address assigned.
2) set up this device on a switch port and then wireshark on a mirrored port. Setup wireshark the power on the device. The hope here is that the device will transmit something when first powered on. Like a hello I'm here... You should see this message with wireshark. The data packet will also include the mac address.
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3) depending on the device there may be a configuration utility that will discover this device by sending out a special bradcast message. Check to see if this device has a setup application (thinking print server or remote serial port device).
[Edit] Added some clarity to my tablet corrected post [/Edit]
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