[G4] Wireless networking

Mon Dec 27 13:58:42 PST 2004

Valerie-

A little googling turned up the following. Another disclaimer is due 
here. The group policy editor is almost as dangerous to use as the 
registry editor. If you feel uncomfortable doing the following, just 
assign a password to your Windows and Mac accounts. Use at your own 
risk.

To start the group policy editor on your Windows PC, click on 
Start>Run, then type in "gpedit.msc" and click on OK. In the group 
policy editor, open Windows Settings>Security Settings>Local Policies 
and click on Security Options. On the right, double click on "Accounts: 
Limit local account use of blank passwords..." and change it to 
Disabled. Click on OK, close the group policy editor and then reboot. 
Then try connecting from the Mac.

If you decide to try it, I hope it works for you.

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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