[G4] Wireless networking

Mon Dec 27 13:39:43 PST 2004

I got that error message on a different approach.  I have done so many
things, my brain is in a fog... I have no idea which tactics generated which
errors; just remember experiencing them.  LOL

Guess I will try a password tomorrow and see if that helps...
Valerie

On 12/27/04 3:34 PM, "Eric Volker" <ebv1 at charter.net> wrote:

> Valerie-
> 
> I do seem to recall a problem with Windows XP Pro and null passwords.
> In order to get a blank password to work, I believe you had to change a
> few things with the group policy editor. If that is indeed the problem,
> the simplest solution would be to assign a password.
> I actually thought you were getting a message about "The alias xxx
> could not be found..."
> 
> Eric Volker
> ebv1 at charter.net
> 
> On Dec 27, 2004, at 3:05 PM, Valerie Maples wrote:
> 
>> 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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