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.


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

MacBook Air 15″, macOS 15.6

Posted on Aug 25, 2025 08:47 AM

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Posted on Aug 25, 2025 09:24 AM

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.

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

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