[G4] Wireless networking

[Valerie Maples]

  Thanks, Nick.  I guess that is what I will do for now.  It would be nice
if it worked in either direction, but at least I can do it in one direction.
A solution, imperfect as it may be, is just that; a solution.  :-)

Valerie


On 12/14/04 9:34 PM, "Nick Shank" <nshank at quorumsystems.yi.org> wrote:

> Valerie,
>  Odd. The only other thing I can think of off the top of my head is, if
> you know the IP of the windows XP machine, you can type it in like this:
> smb://x.x.x.x/sharename. Other then that, if you can see the mac shares
> from the PC, just drop them on the mac from the pc..
>  Nick
> 
> 
> Valerie Maples wrote:
> 
>> Dear Nick; 
>> 
>> Thanks for your help.  Unless I am trying to access the XP box in the wrong
>> way, I have been trying to go to the Finder, click on Network, click on the
>> specific network I'm trying to go to, then the machine, which produces a
>> connect button.  Clicking on the connect button brings up a window labeled
>> "SMB/CIFSFilesystem Authentication" their request need to enter user name
>> and password for the X P computer.  It correctly lists the workgroup/domain,
>> but it will not accept any combination of user name or password for that
>> machine.  Because of that, I cannot get any closer to see any files.
>> 
>> Eager I'm not attacking this the correct way or it's not going to work.  I
>> know it has worked between to X P machines before, but I can only access the
>> Macintosh from the PC, not vice versa.
>> 
>> Thank you for your help!
>> Valerie
>> 
>> 
>> On 12/14/04 9:03 PM, "Nick Shank" <nshank at quorumsystems.yi.org> wrote:
>> 
>>  
>> 
>>> Valerie,
>>> I'm sorry if I'm re-inventing the wheel, but a thought or two.
>>> 
>>> 1. Make a folder in C:\ called transfer, or test, or something, then
>>> share it. See if the mac can get to it.
>>> 
>>> 2. XP Shares are pickey when it comes to the mac. If you're trying to
>>> connect to your my documents, and have made them private, the mac won't
>>> see them. It's a permision's issue, ask Bill.
>>> 
>>> 3. The XP Admin share (C$), in my experience, flat out does not work on
>>> the mac.
>>> 
>>> Hope that helps,
>>> Nick
>>> 
>>> P.S. If I've already replied to this, sorry. Mail doesn't like my
>>> out-bound mail server today... :|
>>>    
>>> 
>> 
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