Re: Mac OSX to WinXP Networking

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Rachel wrote:

> Well, I don't know how I can see whether they are in the same
> workgroup. At one point, in fiddling around, I saw that my Mac said
> something about "workgroup" and "mshome," as if it were actually
> reading something on my husband's computer.
>
> On my Mac, I just tried to switch on my "windows sharing" and log onto
> the network again, and I got the error message "the finder could not
> complete the operation because some data in smb:\\--- could not be
> read or written."
>
> So, I guess, my first question is whether something is going on on my
> husband's PC that is preventing my computer from reading it.
>
> "Jerry" wrote:
>
>> Don't know about Macs but in the Windows world both computers must be
>> in the same workgroup. Does that apply here?
>>
>> "Rachel" <Rachel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:3B1C1454-1E4A-4DE8-8653-FD929A8C72A0@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > I'm not very proficient at computers/networking. But I'm tearing
>> > my hair
>> > out, not being able to print from my Mac. The way things are
>> > around here, my
>> > husband has a WinXP, and a printer is physically attached. The
>> > modem is attached to his computer, and I access is through a
>> > wireless router.
>> >
>> > Anyway, I tried to set up the printer on his computer as "shared,"
>> > and I
>> > thought I had my computer networked, but I guess I didn't. I get
>> > the error
>> > message "nt-access-denied" on my computer when I try to print.
>> >
>> > Can someone give me easy instructions on how to fix this?
>>
>>
>>
Even in the Windows world, computers don't need to be in the same
Workgroup to share files/printers. I'll give you some links to sites
about Windows-Mac networking, but here are a few tips first:

1. On the XP machine - make sure the firewall is configured to allow lan
traffic. If you have Service Pack 2 and are using the Windows Firewall
(and not a third-party firewall), just run the Network Setup Wizard and
when it asks about sharing files/folders say "yes". If you have a
third-party firewall instead (Zonealarm, Sygate, Norton Internet
Security, etc.) then you will need to configure that firewall to allow
lan traffic.

2. On the Mac, make user accounts and password identical to the ones on
the XP machine.

3. On the XP machine, make sure you've shared the printer.

4. On the Mac, you will have to run Samba. I believe this is extremely
easy to do and if you have OSX you will find the necessary settings
under Networking (I may not have the exact name).

And here are some links that I found by Googling "Windows Mac
networking":

http://www.macwindows.com/
http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/networking/

Malke
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