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 >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> G4 mailing list >>>> G4 at listserver.themacintoshguy.com >>>> http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/g4 >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> G4 mailing list >>> G4 at listserver.themacintoshguy.com >>> http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/g4 >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> G4 mailing list >> G4 at listserver.themacintoshguy.com >> http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/g4 >> > > _______________________________________________ > G4 mailing list > G4 at listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/g4