JohnE
October 15th, 2003, 11:55 AM
I just borrowed a friends Powerbook (running OS9.2) which I'm trying to network to my Windows PC (running Windows XP). I'm not expecting anything too fancy. I just wondered if I could get the machines to recognise each other's existence. I'm using a peer-to-peer 10/100 base-t ethernet (i.e. crossover cable).
I've managed to set the IP addresses for both machines within the same range and I can ping the Mac from my PC (and even get a reply!) but I can't figure out how to make the Mac "join in" my Windows workgroup. The Mac does have a nice little utility for setting up network user accounts (and work groups) but I don't know how to select a group as being the current one to use.
Does anyone have any experience of this or am I doomed to waste my time?
(PS I don't mind installing DAVE software if that helps - but I'd like to know how far I can get without it first).
I've managed to set the IP addresses for both machines within the same range and I can ping the Mac from my PC (and even get a reply!) but I can't figure out how to make the Mac "join in" my Windows workgroup. The Mac does have a nice little utility for setting up network user accounts (and work groups) but I don't know how to select a group as being the current one to use.
Does anyone have any experience of this or am I doomed to waste my time?
(PS I don't mind installing DAVE software if that helps - but I'd like to know how far I can get without it first).