[X-Servers] Windoze remote connectivity

[Mark Gibson]

At 08:35 -0700 12/10/04, Hari Tirumalai wrote:
>You can try:
>Start->Run
>Open: \\<ip-address>
>(Notice the two back-slashes )
>This'll get you to user-name, password window and the usual samba mount.
>Hope this helps .. Hari
>
>On Oct 12, 2004, at 1:02 AM, Mark Gibson wrote:
>
>I must admit I feel like a goose asking this but 
>its eluding me and I figure the quickest fix is 
>to swallow my pride and ask.
>
>The scenario. A OS X 10.3.5 machine with access 
>to the 'net (IP address XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX). File 
>sharing setup (SMB activated for the shares), 
>windows services running and FTP services 
>running.
>
>Remote Mac's can connect via "Go": "Connect to 
>Server", type in IP address, provide userid and 
>password and boom they are in as if it was on a 
>physical LAN in the next room.
>
>But how the @$%#@^%^ do I get a Windoze XP Pro box to do it?
>
>Opening a browser page and typing in 
>ftp://XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX fails, Trying to map a 
>drive fails.
>
>I've read the Windows Services Configuration 
>doco and didn't see anything pertinent.
>
>Somebody out there must have done this successfully before me?
>--

Hari,

Actually no, it gives me "The network path was not found"

I've tried this now from a few PC's in different 
location so I can discount issues such as ports 
being blocked at a particular site.

-- 

Regards,

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