with a windows base notebook?

system preferences > sharing

but i coudnt find the windows sharing like in tiger?

can anybody help?

i try file sharing, but i cant access to it

1st, get urself into the workgroup tat other comp r in...

in network setting,
ur airport/ethernet, make a new location, like say 'home', dont use automatic becoz it doesnt work according to some sites
select airport/ethernet, go advance, under 'wins', enter ur workgroup.

in settings, go sharing, click file sharing, click option, make sure there is a tick in "share files n folder using SMB"

then ur pc comp should be able to see ur mac in their network

hope this works for u...

This post has been edited by jensen_tidus: Nov 14 2007, 12:26 PM

okie, thanks

just another note, both mac and notebook are on wireless to the router

so create one folde aka home as a new workgroup?

err... sry but i didnt really get wat u mean,
but anyway...

this is how i set up my home network,

1. in windows, create a workgroup. eg: MyHome

2. then use ur mac to join the network, dont worry, i'm using wifi for my hse as well = )
u juz need to make a new location for ur mac with the airport/ethernet, eg: Home.

Then under the 'win' tab in "advance", type in the workgroup name (MyHome in this case)

In my neighbourhood in windows, u should be able to c ur mac n when u click it there will be a dropbox inside... if u see those... u successfully linked ur mac to ur network = )

dont forget to put a tick in Sharing setting. go sharing, click file sharing, click option, make sure there is a tick in "share files n folder using SMB" ^^

This post has been edited by jensen_tidus: Nov 14 2007, 01:12 PM

wokie, thanks

will try it @ nite

I just connect to my desktop via smb://computername and all the shared folder appear as expected. How nice.

hello verced

me com idiot... kenot easily understand

If using this method, does it means we need to remember and type the thing everytime when need to connect to mac from windows?

i'm sure settle things down in the network neighborhood will be better?

anyway... does it work out good rx330 ??

This post has been edited by jensen_tidus: Nov 15 2007, 11:11 AM

no wor... kenot find the win tab u said, where is it?

u guys leopard as well?

You don't have to remember anything. Go to Finder, press Command+K, type smb://192.168.1.xx or smb://computername and press the + button. Your PC's IP address or host name will be there until you remove it from the list.


RX, just try my method above, if that still doesn't work, PM me. We can test out the screen sharing iChat thing.

This post has been edited by verced: Nov 16 2007, 03:53 AM

wow, thanks verce

so the xx thing i key in my windows ip is it?

verced, if i use the method u said,
will windows pc able to see me as well in the neighborhood if my mac isnt in the windows network?
and if my hsemate's pc at home r using DHCP?
thax in advance...

rx330, u cant see shared pc in ur finder? i thought it would come out on the finder side bar itself no matter ur mac r in the network or not....
btw... if u still need this....

In 'system pref', select 'network', on the left side bar, select ur connection type, click 'advance'


This post has been edited by jensen_tidus: Nov 16 2007, 10:06 AM

will try again, jialat... me really idiot in this thing

Your friends PC will not be able to see your machine in the network if you do it my way.

It works for me because I only have 3 machines here, 1 desktop, 2 notebooks, and all of them are using Fixed IPs.

excuse me, how to know my computer name?

That's the name of the computer that you're trying to connect to.

If it's a Windows XP machine, you can right click My Computer, Properties. Click on the Computer Name tab. It the one listed as Full computer name.

I can't remember how you do it in Vista, but it should be pretty similar.

On the Mac, it's under System Preferences, Sharing.

Hope that helps.

Im using Vista, so how?

Right click on My Computer and select "Properties", you should able to check your computer name in there.

must try tonite.... no time yet

but wats the transfer rate thru wireless? shud be quite slow ar? lets say abt 4-6 gb files?

i'm using DLink 54mbps wireless router... my max speed is 2mbps...

not sure the others... but, damn i wish i have the apple airport extreme base station wif N wireless XD.....

Out of the 54, you can only max out on 2? Something's wrong there.

Mine's performing OK lar, but nowhere near the speed of a LAN cable.

yup... i'm doing on 2, sometime less... i tried to figure it out see if my router can work faster.... but still it doing the same..

anyway, hows it going rx330?

still no time eto try....

tonite shud be fine i suppose

so a 4 gb file will roughly take up 30+ minutes?
u think if i transfer thru lan cable better?

can my notebook plug into imac directly thru lan cable and trasnfer files?

rx330
yes it can. full details from Apple Support

hmmm, is it me or wat?
mac users are more helpfull

i really need some time, not very good @ this....

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Added on November 21, 2007, 9:36 amoppps, i just found it, my name all along is in finder under theshared category

This post has been edited by rx330: Nov 21 2007, 09:36 AM

well, just to let you know. Leopard has this kind of behavior to pick up Shared folder on the network that you are connected to. This happens when i am using my mac with leopard, i tend to browse into other people's folder, without them knowing it. Well, there were around 100 over users that shared their documents on my campus network. I bet they dont even know that i browse their stuff. Oh, i didnt join any workgroup or network. I dont know what happened there.

haha... tats actually easier for osx user to get shared files from frens without actually doing all the hassle to join a workgroup everywhere u go...

u can also do pre-set location with different workgroup joined, so u wont need to change the network all the time when u r in a different place... tats the power of leopard XD...

my vista user fren always need to switch between network manually becoz his university uses different workgroup...

yea... it automatically log into share folders, but how can i manually find them? like those previous instructions?

im glad i bought the imac, but abit too early, this shop in spore having promo, free bose speakers....

Just open your finder. There will be one section for Shared besides The Devices, Places and the Search For. You can browse there.

From Finder, Choose Go, then explore from there. either from Computer or Network.

ohh... thanks

i was just wondering, can i connect my windows base notebook directly intothe imac thru lan without goin thru a router?