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| author | Xe Iaso <me@xeiaso.net> | 2025-01-15 16:55:21 -0500 |
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| committer | Xe Iaso <me@xeiaso.net> | 2025-01-15 16:55:21 -0500 |
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macbook migration over thunderbolt
Signed-off-by: Xe Iaso <me@xeiaso.net>
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diff --git a/lume/src/notes/2025/macbook-thunderbolt-migration.mdx b/lume/src/notes/2025/macbook-thunderbolt-migration.mdx new file mode 100644 index 0000000..771075a --- /dev/null +++ b/lume/src/notes/2025/macbook-thunderbolt-migration.mdx @@ -0,0 +1,12 @@ +--- +title: "Life pro tip: macOS migration can run over thunderbolt" +date: 2025-01-15 +--- + +Wifi is "it depends" fast. Ethernet is either one or 10 gigabits fast. MacBooks come with very high data rate thunderbolt ports, so why not use them for migration? + +Turns out this just works. Plug any two MacBooks together with a thunderbolt cable and you get a 10+ gigabit link between them, including IP addresses and everything. This is faster than any other method of migration, including ethernet. + +I got a new work macbook and I set up the migration from the old work macbook over thunderbolt. I expected it to run overnight. It was done in 15 or so minutes. I'm impressed. + +I kinda wish I could hook up my MacBook to the home network over thunderbolt directly. It would be amazing to be able to saturate a thunderbolt port with internet/intranet/NAS traffic. I wonder if that's possible, but I can't find anything regarding SFP modules that have thunderbolt ports on them. What am I missing? |