Connecting a Mac to a Windows workgroup

**noTORIous11** · July 23rd, 2006, 08:46 AM

I have a Windows workgroup of mixed Windows XP and '98. Its a network using TCP/IP.

Windows '98 PC is connected to a cable modem and access is shared using ICS. This works fine for the Windows clients and acts as a DHCP server.

I want to use this to connect my iBook G3 using the hardwire ethernet card. I am running Mac OS X 10.1.5 and im a newbie to Mac. Can somebody give me a dummies guide please ?!

Thanks

**nixgeek** · July 23rd, 2006, 09:05 AM

All you need to do is go to System Preferences (located in the Applications folder) and click on Network. Select your Ethernet connection and set it to DHCP.

BTW, are you also providing DNS information from the DHCP server? If not, then you're going to have to manually input them on the Mac.

As for 10.1.5, I would recommend purchasing a copy of Panther at the very least. You're going to need about 512 MB to make it a pleasant experience on a G3 iBook. Also, most apps you'll find on the Internet have made the cutoff at 10.2, since that version was really the one that was "ready for prime time." 10.1.5 was better than 10.0.x, but 10.2 and up were a major improvement over earlier versions of OS X.

Check the following link for good prices on OS X if you're still interested in purchasing:

http://www.macsales.com

**noTORIous11** · July 23rd, 2006, 09:09 AM

Thanks for info - i will look into updating !

I followed what you said and it comes up with the error message - No file services are available at the URL smb:// etc

Any ideas ?

**nixgeek** · July 23rd, 2006, 09:10 AM

Oh I forgot. SMB support started with 10.2. Another reason to upgrade.

**noTORIous11** · July 23rd, 2006, 09:13 AM

What do suggest i do then ? Short of upgrading !!

**nixgeek** · July 23rd, 2006, 09:20 AM

Wait, my mistake.....according to this article, 10.1 had support for SMB.

http://webteam.waikato.ac.nz/guideli...with-OSX.shtml

Have you tried using the IP address of the computer you're trying to access? In other words, smb://192.168.x.x or whatever the IP address is on your network for the destination PC?

**nixgeek** · July 23rd, 2006, 09:23 AM

OK, wait..my brain is starting to ACTUALLY function now...

What you want to do is get out to the Internet from the Mac through the WIndows 98 PC. What you have to do is enter the internal IP address of the Windows PC that's sharing the connection into the Gateway section of the TCP/IP settings for the Mac. If you're running DHCP, then there should be a way to include this in the DHCP configuration of the DHCP server. If not, then you have to enter it manually.

The SMB is only if you want to share files with the PC. If so, then you have to enable File and Print Sharing on the Windows PC and share out a folder.

**noTORIous11** · July 23rd, 2006, 09:24 AM

Yeah that was one of the 1st things i tried. I tried the IP addresses of all of the PC's in the workgroup.

I don't even get as far as entering a password !!