[G4] Wireless networking

[Jim Pacyga]

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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