 Related information:PC to Macfile sharing Instructions for sharing files on your Mac with your PC JoelandFaith.com Forum Post questions and get answers Ping how-to Directions for pinging one computer from another Download a .PDF copy (208 Kb) of this page for future reference Having problems? Disable Firewall Enable NetBIOS Set Network DDE SMB Connect Error = -36 Apple KBase article Error -43 When Copying Files to Windows Shared Volume Apple KBase article MacWindows Additional info. Alternative Software Solutions Connect Using AppleScript Note that you can also often connect to the PC using its IP address rather than its computer name. When specifying the Computer Name of your PC, please note that only "standard" characters should be used (according to Microsoft these are letters A-Z, numbers 0-9, and hyphens) and that the name will need to be 15 characters or less. According to an Apple KBase article you cannot natively auto-connect to SMB or NFS servers at login. However, you can do so by using a free utility. |
Sharing files on a Windows 2000 |
| Once you know your computers can "see" one another, one way to share files between the two is to enable file sharing on your PC then connect to it from your Mac. To begin looking into doing so, first check out the following Apple KB article: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106471 |
 | The SMB/CIFS method shown there is used by, from the Mac OS X Finder, going to the Go menu, then selecting Connect to Server... You then need to type in "smb://Dell/MyDocs" (without the quotes), where "Dell" is your computer's name, and "MyDocs" is the volume or folder you are sharing on your PC. |
| To check the name of your PC right-click on My Computer, select Properties, then the Network Identification tab. |
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| To turn on file sharing and share a volume or folder (a specific folder is more secure), go to the properties for your Local Area Network connection and make sure File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks is installed and checked (active). |
| Then open Windows Explorer to browse your C: drive, find a folder you'd like to share, right-click on it, select Properties, go to the Sharing tab, and select the "Share this folder" option. Now supply a Share name for that folder (preferably a fairly short one without any spaces), then click OK. |
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You should now be able to log into your PC (specifically accessing that
shared folder) from your Mac. Just enter the name and password that you
use to log into your PC into the login window that appears when you use
the SMB method of connecting from your Mac, and the shared folder should
mount as a volume. To quickly access the PC share in the future,
make an alias of the volume and save it somewhere on your Mac's HD.
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then on just double-click that alias, enter your password (your name
should already be entered), and the PC share/folder will again mount on
your Mac.
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This is one method we use for sharing files between my Windows 2000 Professional-based
Dell P4 and our Mac OS X-based B/W G3/400 via a router/hub. Please keep in mind that you may run
into some problems specific to your network and machine setup when trying to get your computers
connected that could keep things from functioning properly. Be sure to check the extra tips and guides
shown within the left frame of this page, as well as both the
Apple and
Microsoft knowledge bases for help in fixing the
particular issues you need to resolve to get things working. If you need additional assistance or would like to share your thoughts on this or any of our web pages, please visit our forum. There you can post questions, view previously answered topics, as well as submit feedback regarding this site. Copyright © 2003-04, 2007 Hardware photos copyright Apple Computer and Dell Computer Corporation |