XP to OSX

[jill]

My home intranet is hooked up with a Linksys router and the machines listed below. The macs can use any drive (not imac to XP because I don't have 10.2.2/DAVE) in the network using 'Connect to Server.' The only way I get files from the macs on the PC is to use IE Exploder and makes the macs into servers. Is there a better way to find the macs and use their drives?

 

[kendall]

In 10.2.2, go to System Pref./Accounts.

Edit the users you want to be able to login from XP and check "Allow user to login from Windows."

Next, in System Pref./Sharing, check the Windows File Sharing service.

In XP go to Start/Control Panel/Network Connections. At the sidebar on the left click on My Network Places.

Your 10.2.2 Mac should show up.

 

[bobw]

10.2 doesn't share your drives on the network, just the Public folder. If you want to make all your drives available, you can do it through the Terminal.

Open Terminal and type;

cd /etc
sudo pico smb.conf
----------------------------------------------------------
You'll be prompted for the password.
You should see the following with the exception of the lines in bold which I added for my system so I could access all volumes on the Mac when in Win2K;
-------------------------------------------------------------
[global]
client code page = 437
coding system = utf8
guest account = unknown
encrypt passwords = yes

[homes]
comment = User Home Directories
browseable = no
read only = no
create mode = 0750

[Bob Woods Computer]
comment = Root level of OSX-60
path = /
writable = yes

[volumes]
comment = CDs, disk images and network volumes
path = /Volumes
writable = yes

;[public]
; path = /tmp
; public = yes
; only guest = yes
; writable = yes
; printable = no

;[printers]
; comment = All Printers
; browseable = no
; printable = yes
; public = no
; writable = no
; create mode = 0700
-------------------------------------------------------------

When done making your changes, hit Control-O to write changes to disk and press Return when prompted for a file name. The hit Control-X to quit pico and close the Terminal window.

 

[jill]

OK Itried both of your approaches and niether one worked for me. I went to add network place in XP and added ftp://192 etc. This now is giving me ftp to some folders but I do not see the hard drive, applications, other folders or CDs in the drive. Note I am able to use PC CD drives from OSX.