Request for Question Clarification by
googleexpert-ga
on
09 Mar 2003 14:38 PST
Based on Newsgroup Posts, I found two possible answers, let me know if
I have answered your question.
Part 1
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1. Make sure you use MacOS X on the Mac.
MacOS X supports Windows file sharing, FTP, and has a command line
(which we need for testing the connection).
2. Check whether the machines can see each other.
Assuming the OS X box has the address 192.168.1.42 and the XP box has
the address 192.168.1.13, do the following in a command line window on
both machines:
ping 192.168.1.13
ping 192.168.1.42
The machines must be able to find themselves and each other.
3. Activcate the FTP server on the OS X box (System Preferences, File
Sharing) and try to connect from both machines:
On OS X:
ftp 127.0.0.1
(This connects to the FTP server using the loopback network, it is
just
to test whether the FTP server is running.)
ftp 192.168.1.42
(This connects via the 192.168.1 network which both machines are
using.)
On XP:
ftp 192.168.1.42
(If this works, the machines can see each other and share files via
FTP.)
4. Set up a rudimentary name resolver. In Windows XP you might just
have
to create a file "hosts" in the Windows directory, I don't know. For
MacOS X:
Type "man hosts" in a terminal to get the concept explained to you.
Create (as root) a file /etc/hosts and follow the instructions on
http://www.netneurotic.net/mac/configuring.html#hosts
5. Share a directory on the XP box. This can probably be done by
rightclicking on a directory and click on something like "share". Make
that share public or accessible for everybody. Your XP box will have a
Netbios name (name of the XP machine). take note of that name. You
might
also want to make sure that the Netbios names of the machines are the
same as the host names described in "hosts". Let's assume the Netbios
name of the XP machine is "badboy". Let the share name be "test".
6. Connect to that share from OS X using smbclient:
"smbclient -NL badboy"
(This will give you a list of available shares on badboy.)
"smbclient //badbody/test"
(This should connect you to the directory you shared. Type "ls" to
find
out whether you can see the files.)
7. Connect to the share from OS X using the Finder:
Click "Go" -> "Connect to Server..." and type "smb://badboy/test".
This should now work.
8. Install Samba on the OS X box to be able to share files on it as
well. There is also a tool "Samba Server Config Tool". Look for it and
use it.
Part 2
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"Dave" from http://www.thursby.com
