How do I connect Mac mini M1 and M4 MacBook Air?

Question

Level 1

8 points

How do I connect Mac mini M1 and M4 MacBook Air?

How do I network an M1 Mac Mini and an M4 Macbook Air. Both on Sequoia 15.6.1. Both have sharing and firewall turned on (not blocking all connections). Macbook can see the Mini, but not the other way round.

[Re-Titled by Moderator]

Original Title: network an M1 Mac Mini and an M4 Macbook Air

MacBook Air 15″, macOS 15.6

Posted on Aug 25, 2025 8:47 AM

Reply

Answer 1

MartinR

Level 7

24,101 points

Aug 25, 2025 9:24 AM in response to Chr1sgould

Check File Sharing > Options to make sure both Macs are using SMB.

Check File Sharing to make sure that Allow Full Disk Access For All Users is enabled on both Macs

Check Network to make sure the Firewall is turned off on both Macs

Let us know if that works.

Reply

Answer 2

Chr1sgould Author

Level 1

8 points

Sep 3, 2025 2:24 AM in response to MartinR

Thanks Martin, I'm in business now! Chris

Reply