[G4] Wireless networking

[Jim Pacyga]

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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