Powerbook and seeing Windows PC

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celtictricky

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Hi All,

I have just received my powerbook, and I'm gradually working my way through everything getting used to the apple way of life!

I want to be able to see my windows network? Currently I have a Dell XP Machine which is connected to various Hard Disks, printers etc which are all shared.

How do I go about seeing those through the mac? Will I still be able to use those printers without any problems??? (Lexmark, Epson and Minolta colour laser in use.)

Any help would be appreciated.

Overall I am really pleased with the machine, and only time will see how it fairs up in daily use. Some windows applications I still miss, but I'm sure I'll get used to it.

Thanks

Rich
 
Are you connected wirelessly through a wi-fi-router?
I dont know what settings you have to do in windows, but you should be able to see the other computers in the network-section of the finder window.
And yes, you should be able to use the printers over the network. in the utitlities folder you have an application called print center. you can use that to add printers that it finds over the network (but you should firts make sure the network functions properly. Fiddle around in "share" in System Preferences.

good luck!
 
As Decado said:
go to System Preferences -> Sharing -> turn on: Personal File Sharing AND Windows Sharing.
Make sure you have no firewall activated on both machines. If you still can't see the machines on eachother, try to ping.
 
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