networking

Hi Guys, I'm new to the forum, but not the wonderful world of mac. Got a very strange problem with one of our Mac's. It seems that when a certain folder is shared via SMB, only a few files can be seen, but there are numerous files in the directory. EG. On our Vista laptop and a MacBook...

Hi there. First off, I have to say that I am extremely computer-stupid, so any technical lingo will probably be lost on me, and also that my issue may be extremely simple to fix, but I wouldn't know how. That being said, here's my problem. My Macbook Pro version is OSX 10.6.7, and up until a...

My MAC using OS X 10.6.7 is being connected to a switch that also serves another PC running Windows 7. The switch is being connected to the Internet via a modem. The IP of the PC is 198.162.1.102; the MAC has two IPs - 198.152.1.100 for Ethernet and 198.162.1.101 for the wireless (Airport). The...

I'm having issues connecting my Macbook Pro to my home network (via wifi) and work network (via wifi and ethernet). I had no issues a few months ago before I took leave from work, but in the meantime I do remember OSX updating some stuff. When in Win7 via bootcamp, I can connect no problem...

WD My Book World Edition II connected to Mac Pro Duo OSX10.5 via ethernet cable through wireless router DI 524 (802.11G) LAN ports. Running Time Machine and all works well. Router previously configured to provide wireless Internet access (via ethernet cable to WAN port) and sharing of printer...

I am just to move to a new house. Unfortunately there is no telephone line and will not be for another 4-5 weeks. A neighbor that has internet are kind enough to let me connect to he's wifi during this time. But there are some problems that I'm not sure how or if they can be solved. 1. I need...

I have both mac's and PC's running on a netgear WNDR 3700. I am having problems connecting my mac's to the router. I have both an imac and macbook pro having the same problem so I know nothing is wrong with the airport card on either. I will go days having a perfecly fine connection to the...

I'm running OS X 10.6.7 on a 17" MacBook Pro, on a home network. I have 3 Windows XP Pro SP3 PC's on the network. I can connect from the Mac to any of the PC's, but I can not connect to the MacBook Pro from any of the PC's. I can ping the IP address of the MacBook Pro and get replies from the XP...

i need to connect workstation of 10-12 desktops through wireless netwrok.can any one tell me what should i do??

I have an Airport and have an HP 4000 printer connected to it. My Macbook found and added the HP easily through the airport and can print fine. My PC laptop cannot add the HP because the Airport can't find it. However, when the Macbook is running, the PC can find the HP through the Airport...

I have a new macbook pro and use a dlink 2310 b/g router. Wifi drops out about 3 times per hour. If I go through network diagnostics it will reconnect. At the same time my new iPad in the same location does not disconnect. Any suggestions?

I am using an iBook G4. It has been updated to version 10.5.8 and it has a 1.42 GHz processor. The internet connection was working perfectly fine up until a few days ago when it stopped for roughly 24 hours. It began working again and then stopped for a second time. It is nothing to do with...

Hi, we are using a OS X snow leopard server and windows 2003 server with active directory/open directory integrated. We have to deploy wireless network and proxy settings and also the wireless certificate to many mac book work stations. Is there any way to deploy these settings/the...

Hello all... Does anyone know how to make an AFP mount of home directories (/Volumes/users off of another server) so that any users doing an ssh login retain write permission to their individual folders, read-write permissions to folders chowned to appropriate group... and so that newly...

My Macbook is not finding any networks. Usually it lists around 15 other networks in my area. I don't think it is a Router problem becasue I can log on to the network from my PC, iphone, and Nintendo Wii. I tried restarting the router, I rebooted the Macbook, Turned off airport then...

Hi, First post here. Thanks. Preface We have a home based business, i have an imac with OSX 10.5.8, my wife has a macbook, same OS. We do most of our work in a browser based environment (php pgs I coded) to communicate with our remote server. Hosted with a company in the US. (We can't use...

Hello - first time posting here - been reading posts - quite interesting. Newbie with a Mac - Just getting started - Hope you can help with my first post - I have a Mac Notebook - I want to add a printer that is shared on my home network and installed on a windows OS (XP Pro) system. My...

I have been trying to get Time Machine to backup to a Windows 7 shared drive for months now using this method... http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=184462 I got it to work the first time I tried it no problem. But after a few weeks or so I got a message saying there was...

I'm looking for a method to open a specific server port to a specific client ip only when there is ssh authentication from that ip. This is in effect how VNC works over port 5900 if you demand ssh authentication. What are the secure ways to accomplish this? Some kind of port knocking? A...

I've had trouble recently connecting to WiFi routers that are redirecting to a login page. A library will send your browser to a page with their terms and conditions. You click that you understand and you are on. All the Dells and HPs are connecting without trouble but my MacBook stumbles...