WIN XP PC to TIGER FILE SHARING Problems

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starlasaz

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I'm trying to set up my winxp computer and my new powerbook g4 so they can share files at my home.

I'm pretty much aware of all the steps I have to do in order for this to work. I was able to connect the winxp computer at work to the macs there, but they are running panther, and not tiger.

So I'm doing all the things that I did previously at work and I am getting nowhere! Something has to be wrong with Tiger!

I am successfully sharing internet between the two computers. (CABLE MODEM---->PC--->AIRPORT EXPRESS WIRLESS---->POWERBOOK G4)

Is there anything new in Tiger that I have to do to get the mac & pc to share files?

When I try to add a network place on my pc, I type in the exact address to my mac and I get an error that says "The folder you have selected does not appear to be valid. Please select another folder."

And I have tried \\10.0.1.2\starlasaz (my account shortname) and \\10.0.1.2\pbook (my laptop name)

Can anyone help me? It would greatly be appreciate!
 
I haven't tried Tiger yet, but i'm guessing that somehow the settings have been reset. This is an assumption, but worth a try. Check under the Network or Sharing to see if Windows Sharing is enabled.

Hope this helps somewhat...
 
starlasaz said:
I'm trying to set up my winxp computer and my new powerbook g4 so they can share files at my home.

I'm pretty much aware of all the steps I have to do in order for this to work. I was able to connect the winxp computer at work to the macs there, but they are running panther, and not tiger.

So I'm doing all the things that I did previously at work and I am getting nowhere! Something has to be wrong with Tiger!

I am successfully sharing internet between the two computers. (CABLE MODEM---->PC--->AIRPORT EXPRESS WIRLESS---->POWERBOOK G4)

Is there anything new in Tiger that I have to do to get the mac & pc to share files?

When I try to add a network place on my pc, I type in the exact address to my mac and I get an error that says "The folder you have selected does not appear to be valid. Please select another folder."

And I have tried \\10.0.1.2\starlasaz (my account shortname) and \\10.0.1.2\pbook (my laptop name)

Can anyone help me? It would greatly be appreciate!
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Shouldn't you be using forward slashes (/) rather than back-slashes (\)?
 
Yes! You're right! I figured that part out at 4am this morning!

So I'm able to connect from the mac to the pc. However I can't connect from the pc to the mac.

I think either I'm using the wrong ip address or something else is wrong! I'm adding a network place to my network places in winxp and I put in \\10.0.1.2\starlasaz (the ip and location mac tells me to share) and it gives me an error.

I can ping from the mac to the pc but I can't ping from the pc to the mac, I get a "request timed out" error.

I assume once I get that fixed it should all worked. Any suggestions?
 
For the Mac IP, go System Preferences > Sharing > and turn on Windows sharing. Then, you should see the IP towards the bottom of the Window. You may need to turn your Mac's firewall off.
 
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