[G4] Wireless networking

[Valerie Maples]

This site intimates that the shared folders' names length must be under 8
characters, and if so, that could be a problem as both the machine name and
"SharedDocs" are over that.  Also, the probable problem of a null password
on both computers.  Security in home is not an issue (no one comes in and I
am the only one who can run my computers), so I always had no password to
facilitate software installation.

UGH!!!
Valerie


On 12/14/04 10:16 PM, "Jim Pacyga" <jim.pacyga at earthlink.net> wrote:

> also have a look at:
> 
> http://homepage.mac.com/william_white/smbdoc.html
> 
> On 14 Dec 2004, at 20:09, Jim Pacyga wrote:
> 
>> You don't have something mixed up on the XP machine like plaintext
>> password set on one machine, but unset on the other?  If you haven't
>> modified anything then both should default to encrypted passwords I
>> believe (I know XP does).  That would be the biggest difference I
>> could think of as long as your sure about the user name format.
>> 
>> Are you running firewire on the XP?  If so, can you verify that ports
>> 136-138 are open on the XP box?  They need to be for SMB to work.
>> 
>> Also, what version of MacOSX are you using.  Mine has worked well
>> since 10.2 but prior versions were a bit dodgey.
>> 
>> 
>> On 14 Dec 2004, at 19:34, Nick Shank 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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