Mac talks to PC, PC does not talk to Mac :(

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My new powerbook can access the files on my Windows XP Pro machine just fine (go figure). However, I cannot log onto my Powerbook from the Windows XP Pro machine. When the screen pops up on the windows machine asking for Name and Password, I enter the info I set up on the mac and it tells me that it cannot create the proper folder on the mac. I set up a user account on the mac just for this purpose, as well as using my Admin info, and neither ever seems to work. According to the windows machine, my mac does not exist. I have windows file sharing and printer sharing enabled on the mac, the windows pc is set up to fully share.

Any tips you may have would be greatly appreciated. I'm new to Macs but not to Windows machines. A recent switcher here :D :D :D
 
It's MUCH easier to connect a mac to a pc than the other way around.

OS X will automatically browse for your pc, but you have to tell your pc exactly where your mac is. I think. :)

Get all your macs IP codes written down (or maybe it's just one!) and then go about setting connectivity to it in your control panel.
 
On your Mac, in System Preferences, where you enabled Windows Sharing (in the Sharing preferences), it will tell you the address and share name for your computer. If you go to Start -> Run -> \\your.mac.ip.here\shareName

shareName would be your username, for the account your sharing from. Use that account info to login when prompted.

Hopefully that's what you need! :)
 
i do this all the time. first, after creating the account on the mac, log in to it on the mac, this makes sure that all the user files and folders and structure is created. also make sure that you select that the user can log in from a windows machine, and the firewall is set up to allow windoes file sharing. next goto the windows machine and open 'My Network Places'. on the left sidebar click 'View workgroup computers'. if you don't see your mac there, click the folder icon with a green up arrow on the top bar now you are at the workgroup listings. windows has what it calls workgroups that computers are grouped in ( think like the old appletalk zones ). the defult for xp and the mac is 'workgroup' unless it has been changed. select the different workgroups, if there are any, untill you see the mac listed. it will say simba in it somewhere. double clicking on it will give you the login box, enter your short name and password (it is case sensitive) and it will mount only your home directory.
if this doesn't work, i'm at a loss. on a side note, does anyone know how to get the mac to share the whole harddrive like we could in os 9?
 
sinclair_tm said:
if this doesn't work, i'm at a loss. on a side note, does anyone know how to get the mac to share the whole harddrive like we could in os 9?
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As I recall, I did what you suggest using SharePoints. However, as implied, my recollection is hazy.
 
Protein said:
According to the windows machine, my mac does not exist. I have windows file sharing and printer sharing enabled on the mac, the windows pc is set up to fully share.

Any tips you may have would be greatly appreciated. I'm new to Macs but not to Windows machines. A recent switcher here :D :D :D
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Try turning your Mac firewall off if you have not done so (see sinclair_tm). And, I suggest that you find your XP's workgroup name. Then, use your Mac's Directory Access utility to do 2 things: (1) make sure that the SMB box is checked after double ckicking on the utility and (2) double click on the SMB line to change your Mac workgroup name so that it is the same as that of your XP. Next, pretty much as suggested by sinclair_tm, explore Network Neighborhood (or Places or Whatever) as follows: Entire Network > Microsoft Windows Network > Workgroup. At this point you (hopefully) will see your Mac. If you see it, then double click on it, enter the correct username and password, and hope or the best. If this approach works, then you are likely to be able to access your Mac in Network Neighborhood in the future. If so, and if your Mac eventually disappears from Network Neighborhood, then use the "explore" procedure again to get it back.
 
sinclair_tm said:
sharepoints? thats a new one for me, how does it work and set it up?
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SharePoints is from HornWare. SharePoints is a great program which allows one to, among other things, share an external drive hooked to a Mac with a PC. I currently use SharePoints, but haven't fiddled with it for a while. If you try to use it and have problems, then start a new topic. I am sure that I, or someone else, will be able to help.
 
sinclair_tm said:
if this doesn't work, i'm at a loss. on a side note, does anyone know how to get the mac to share the whole harddrive like we could in os 9?
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Over AFP connections to client you should be able to select a volume. Over AFP connections to Server, if the admin wants to allow admin login to be able to work with the full volume, use this terminal command:

sudo serveradmin settings afp:admin31GetsSp = no

That will share out full volumes to admin users over AFP connections to OS X Server.
 
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