[G4] Wireless networking

[Valerie Maples]

It still wants a username and password; same stumbling block as I had from
the other access method.  :-(

Maybe I will need to assign a password... Something I really do not want to
do, but it is looking like the null password is the problem?

Valerie


On 12/27/04 2:36 PM, "Eric Volker" <ebv1 at charter.net> wrote:

> Let me issue a quick disclaimer: I'm not sure this will help you out.
> But it has worked for me many times with troublesome Windows to Windows
> connections. Finding the IP address on a Windows machine requires a
> trip to the command prompt. Click on Start>Run, then enter "cmd" and
> click OK. You should get a black DOS screen. Type in "ipconfig" and hit
> enter. The IP address will be one parameters that's printed out. Then
> go to the Finder on your Mac, click on Go>Connect to Server and enter
> "smb://192.168.1.1". Substitute your Windows machine's IP address for
> the 192.168.1.1 in the above command. I don't know if that'll help you,
> but it's certainly worth a try.
> 
> One problem with this method is that if the IP address changes on your
> Windows machine, you won't be able to connect again until you find out
> the new address for the XP PC. If you have DHCP configured on your
> network, your IP address will change frequently. If this method works
> for you, get back to me and I'll tell you how to configure a static
> (i.e., permanent) address for your Windows box.
> 
> Eric Volker
> ebv1 at charter.net
> 
> On Dec 27, 2004, at 1:56 PM, Valerie Maples wrote:
> 
>>  Thanks for getting back to me, Eric.  I have been without help most
>> of the
>> last week, so I apologize for the slow reply.  I know how to find the
>> IP
>> address on my Macintosh, how do I located on the Windows XP machine? I
>> would
>> have thought I would find that by clicking on the status of this
>> connection,
>> but that does not yield information.
>> 
>> Thanks again for your help!
>> 
>> Valerie Maples
>> 
>> Macintosh Dual 2 GHz Power PC G5
>> 1 GB DDR SDRAM
>> 160 GB HD
>> iListen 1.6.5
>> System OS X 10.3.7
>> Sennheiser e845s microphone
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On 12/20/04 7:25 PM, "Eric Volker" <ebv1 at charter.net> wrote:
>> 
>>> Valerie-
>>> 
>>> One trick that sometimes works is to map to the IP address of the
>>> Windows machine. Thus, if the windows machine has an IP address of
>>> 192.168.1.1, you would go to finder, View>Go>Connect to server, then
>>> type in "smb://192.168.1.1" under Server Address. I'm sorry if you've
>>> already been through this, but I only just now read the last few
>>> postings.
>>> 
>>> Eric
>>> 
>>> On Dec 20, 2004, at 1:50 AM, Valerie Maples wrote:
>>> 
>>>> On 12/14/04 7:09 PM, "John" <jmcgilvary at mac.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> First, what version of Windows are you using?
>>>> 
>>>> Windows XP Pro
>>>> 
>>>>> Second, just something because something is "shared", does not mean
>>>>> EVERYONE has access to it. Windows does allow you to set permissions
>>>>> at
>>>>> all kinds of different levels.
>>>>> Now, if it shared to ALL users, that is different (if you are
>>>>> wireless,
>>>>> I hope you are using a firewall, especially if you have given ALL
>>>>> access to your whole system).
>>>> 
>>>> To remove all doubt, I set it open to all users at the root
>>>> directory.
>>>>  I
>>>> have a hardware firewall, but the windows software firewall disabled
>>>> for
>>>> now.
>>>> 
>>>>> Make sure the May user is in the "user" group that has access to the
>>>>> drives.
>>>> 
>>>> Since the PC has full access to the Mac and can read and write to
>>>> it, I
>>>> would think they are in the same group.
>>>> 
>>>>> Something else you may try, I assume you are an administrator on the
>>>>> Windows machine. Use That name and login info.
>>>> 
>>>> I am the sole user /account on the PC and yes, have administrator
>>>> privileges.  I am using Mac OS X 10.3.6 and when I click on network
>>>> all
>>>> through the machine, it has a connect6 button which asks me to log on
>>>> (I
>>>> have no password), and when I click connect, I get the error message,
>>>> "The
>>>> alias "DELL8200" could not be opened, because the original item
>>>> cannot
>>>> be
>>>> found."
>>>> 
>>>> Valerie
>>>> 
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