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Awesome, I've always been able to find my wife's laptop on the network, but I just needed to make to pc share files. Thanks for the help. You really broke it down well. Jeremy > Networking the two platforms is pretty simple. Especially with OS X. Mac OS X > has some software called Samba built into it which allows it to understand PC > networking using the SMB protocol (Linux and Unix often use Samba as well for > their networking). If you select "Connect to Server..." from the "Go" menu in > the Finder, then you can browse your network. If you have Windows machines on > the network that have been set to share files, then those computers should > show up in the list. > > If the Windows machines don't show up, then look in your "Utilities" folder, > inside your "Applications" folder, and open the program called "Directory > Access". This program allows you to configure several different directory > services. At the bottom of the list you should see SMB. First just make sure > that the check box next to SMB is checked, indicating that it is turned on. > Then select SMB and click the "Configure" button. In the dialog box that pops > up you should make sure the name of the workgroup you have selected is the > same as the workgroup on your Windows machines. The default is usualy called > WORKGROUP. At the Science Center we have several different workgroups, so > using this utility I was able to select the one I wanted to join. > > If you are using an older version of Mac OS X that doesn't support browsing > Windows networks (I think that's anything pre 10.2) or if you want to connect > to a machine that for some reason isn't showing up (perhaps it's on a > different workgroup), then you can also just type the computers address > directly into the conect to dialog. Just enter "smb://" followed by the IP > address of your Windows computer (for instance, smb://192.168.1.102). > > I usualy share files by mounting the PC on my Mac, but it is also possible to > go the other way as well. It is off by default for security reasons, but if > you look in the Sharing pane of your system preferences you'll see a check box > for Windows Sharing. Just turn it on and you should be good to go. > > If you want to connect a Mac running OS 9 to Windows machines then it's still > possible, but you'll need an extra application. I use a program called Dave, > from Thursby Systems, which lets Macs and PCs see each other over the network. > The latest version of Dave works in OS X as well, and it's supposed to have > even better Windows file and printer sharing support than what's built into > the operating system, but I haven't played with that myself. > > I hope this helps. If any of it doesn't make sense just let me know. > > Jeremy Stoller > Senior Graphic Artist > California Science Center > (213) 744-2532 > [log in to unmask] > www.CaliforniaScienceCenter.org > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: SciArt-L Discussion List-for Natural Science Illustration- on behalf of > Jeremy Swan > Sent: Sat 5/15/2004 10:17 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Networking Macs and PCs > >> ³You could even network the two computers together without much trouble. That >> way they could both be online at the same time, and they could each see the >> other's hard drive to copy files back and forth. I've done this at home with >> three computers (including a PC) and a printer, all networked together.² >> Jeremy Stoller >> >> Excellent points, as echoed in my last email, but whatıs the best way to do >> the networking and sharing files cross platform? Is there a program to do >> it? >> I imagine itıs probably not an easy explanation. I have a wireless hub with >> a >> mac g-4 and a G-3 ibook (both os 10.2) and a PC with windows 98 first edition >> that Iıd like to network in (all three wireless). The PC is my father in >> laws, and heıs too cheap to buy a new machine. If itıs too complicated, >> donıt >> sweat it, I really just want to know what works best for you. >> >> Thanks Jeremy, >> Jeremy >