File sharing / networking a macintosh with a windows xp home pc 3

[Bmstenner]

Hey guys,

I have a home network and I have recently added a macintosh pc (os x) to it, I can browse the internet as my netgear router gives it a DHCP address and all the other appropriate internet information for it to work.

From my windows XP home pc, I can ping the macs address, but i cannot browse the network and see the macs on my local area network places.

I have read that a cheap way to get this to work was to use personal web server in windows 2000, but windows xp does not support this :-(

Does anyone know of a way to get these computers to communicate? a friend of mine has mentioned a protocol called "Apple talk" that might let this be possible, but not sure?.

If someone could provide me with some tips on getting this to work it would be much appreciated, I have searched the internet and have read about several programs, one called "DAVE" which apparently lets the two platforms communicate, but i would rather get some advice from someone who knew what they were talking about first.

thanks for your help in advance, and thanks for reading.

much appreciated,


Brendan.

 

[PTmon]

Since you're running OSX you don't need any additional software. All you need to do is turn on filesharing and windows file sharing. Then you'll be able to see the OSX machine from your windows machine. (system preferences -->sharing) You'll be able to see public folders.
PT

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[Bmstenner]

Thanks for replying,

How would I get this to work on a previous Mac system like OS 7 or 8? I am asking this because I have the opportunity to purchase another laptop with this version of the Mac os on it...

Also, on the OSX, how do I share the folders and put permissions on them etc? can the mac connect to the windows 2000 machine and browse its shared folders etc?

Thanks once again for your time,

Brendan

 

[PTmon]

You'd have to buy either Dave or PC MacLan. I personally like PC MacLan, but both work just fine. PC MacLan installs on your PC and gives your appletalk networking, Dave installs on your mac and gives you native windows networking. Either way you can connect to OS 8 or 9.

You'll find it easier to share your windows machine and connect with the mac, I think. From the finder on the mac, click "GO" then "connect to server". You should see a list of available servers in the list. Select the one you want (your windows machine) and click on it., and then click the connect button. Enter your username and password and the drive or folder will mount on your desktop.

Best of luck!
PT

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[jimoblak]

Before I bought PCMacLan, I set up a free FTP server (GuildFTP) on my PC and browsed files on the Mac (with Fetch). You could also set up a similar FTP server on the Mac so that you could browse Mac files on the PC.

PCMacLan is a nice product (offering both file and printer sharing) but I found the free FTP solution best suited my limited file sharing needs so I uninstalled PCMacLan's AppleTalk services after a few months and went back to plain old FTP.

While WinXP Home may not support the personal web server to expose your files to the Mac, you can still run other web servers on XP Home. Check out 'Savant' at

http://www.sourceforge.net

for a very easy to use web server.

 

[cotero]

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=19652

Apple.com Knowledge Base Article ID: 19652
Macintosh: Networking With a Windows PC
 
This document provides an overview of options for connecting a Macintosh to a Windows-compatible computer (PC). Much of the same information applies to computers that use other operating systems, such as Linux.

 

[Bmstenner]

Thanks for all the info guys, much appreciated!!!


Brendan.