Problems accessing PC from Mac

**ecosse011172** · May 4th, 2005, 07:41 AM

Hi, I just switched and have a G4 iBook, 1.2GHz,60GB, Superdrive, BT, Airport Extreme and Tiger installed.

I'm trying to access my PC from my Mac. I have done the following. Switched off firewall on Windows.
Setup workgroup and shared the relevant folders.
Tried to connect using Finder->Go-> Connect to Server

I add teh IP address, my Windows user name and password (same as Mac anyway) but it complains about the name or password. I can see the machine under My home directory-> Network but cannot connect.
I get the same error every time : "Could not connect to server beause the name or password is not correct"
I can ping the machine but can't connect.

Thanks in advance

**egon** · May 4th, 2005, 07:54 AM

Perhaps this page might offer a few solutions:

http://www.christers.net/networking/OSX-Stuff.htm

Particularly the section 'Samba: File-Sharing with Windows'.

**Zammy-Sam** · May 4th, 2005, 09:04 AM

Did you try to share the folders on your windows box without any restriction? That means read and write permission for anyone. If not, try this and leave the password field blank when you try to access the pc using Apple+K and smb//com.pu.ter.ip
And welcome to the forum.

**ecosse011172** · May 4th, 2005, 09:29 AM

Danke Zammy

Heute abend werde ich es probieren.

Sorry about my poor German!

**The Ghost** · May 4th, 2005, 08:26 PM

Open Directory Access utility and make sure the SMB/CIFS box is checked. Then, double click on this line, and make sure your Mac and PC are in the same workgroup.

**olivier.marian** · May 10th, 2005, 04:41 AM

Hello,
had the same problem 10 days ago: Solved it this way (maybe not the best solution but worked for me)

- on the PC, I created a user
login mini
pwd mini
and i grant him admin rights

- then on the mac when you try to connect use this user. It should work.

PS to create a user, right click on the computer icon on your desktop, choose manage, then go to users and groups. Post bacl if your have troubles.

Hope this helps.

Olivier

**olivier.marian** · May 11th, 2005, 07:48 AM

You'll find some information in this document, p18
http://www.macworld.com/2005/04/downloads/macminibg.pdf

**ftapsoba** · May 21st, 2005, 07:16 AM

Hi there,
I'm a new mac user so new to this forum.
I have the same problem accessing my windows sharing from my mac
(PB G4 1.33ghz). When I try "connect to server" I always have the same problem "could not connect to server because the name or password is not correct".
On my mac the windows file sharing and personal file sharing are active. In the directory access, smb is active and the workgroup is the same as my XP pro.
I really don't know what's going wrong, cause I can access my mac from the PC.
Thanks for your help