Hi, The cmd-shift-k window will show, as you’ve described, all the computers connected to your network. These computers do not necessarily need to have any sharing turned on. It is simply a list of computers within your subnet. Let’s try this instead:
1. On your Choo Choo Mac, go into the System Prefs, under Network and note it’s IP address. 2. On your Fancy Fancy Mac, press cmd-k to bring up the Connect to Server dialog. 3. Enter the IP address of your Choo Choo Mac in the Server Address field then press return. 4. If everything is working normally, it should bring up a dialog where you can enter a username and password then access any shared items. You could do the vice-versa as well. Let me know your results. Later… Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On Jan 7, 2014, at 11:25 AM, Bill Holton <[email protected]> wrote: > No. It is not there. > When I do a shift-command K to call up the network, I click on it and all > the computers—Mac and PC--that are attached show up. I can cursor down the > list, but if I try opening any of them all I get is an empty scroll area. > There is no logon screen that I can find. > The browser window only contains folders on the current machine. > Bill > > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Tim Kilburn > Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2014 11:48 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Accessing other Macs on my home network > > Hi, > > When in the Sidebar, do you see your other Mac in the Shared section? > > Later… > > Tim Kilburn > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > > On Jan 6, 2014, at 2:02 PM, Bill Holton <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi. > It seems to be step three where I get hung up. I do open the network drives, > including the second Mac, my Win 7 virtual machine and another notebook on > the network. But when I press command-O on the Mac computer name, nothing > happens. There is a sidebar table below, but on this are the favorites for > my current Mac, the USB drives connected to that machine and the various > tags. The Documents folder on the Mac I am trying to access has a single > file, the one that shows up the the sidebar table has my usual 5,000 files. > > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Tim Kilburn > Sent: Monday, January 06, 2014 3:29 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Accessing other Macs on my home network > > Hi, > > Similar to what Chris mentioned earlier, try the following when using the > cmd-shift-k method: > > 1. Navigate to the desired computer. > 2. Press cmd-o to access it as a Guest. Focus should change to the > accessible shares available to the Guest user. > 3. Stop interacting with the file area, VO-left once and it should say > “Connect As”. > 4. VO-space on that button. > 5. Enter credentials for a user on the shared computer. > 6. A new list of shared items should appear that pertains to the level of > access for the given user. > 7. Navigate to the shared item you wish to view and press cmd-o to open it. > > Let me know if you still have no success. You may also like to confirm the > share permissions for the given share by pressing cmd-i (Get Info) on the > shared item. This should be done from the computer providing the share. > > Later… > > Tim Kilburn > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > > On Jan 6, 2014, at 11:29 AM, Bill Holton <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Hi. > I have turned on file sharing on both computers, one is called Fancy Fancy, > the other is Choo Choo. The folders in each show as shared folders, but I > still cannot access the other Macs. For some reason, when I try to access > Choo Choo and do a get info is shows up listed as a PC. It does show the > locked button is dim and unchecked, but I cannot get to any file lists in the > shared folders. Any further suggestions much appreciated. > Bill > > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Tim Kilburn > Sent: Monday, January 06, 2014 12:10 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Accessing other Macs on my home network > > Hi, > > On your second Mini, make sure that File Sharing service is turned on. In > the Sharing pane of System Prefs, check the box for File Sharing in the > Services Table. Likely, your Mini is broadcasting that it exists but if you > haven’t enabled the File Sharing service, then connecting to it is difficult. > > Later… > > Tim Kilburn > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > > On Jan 6, 2014, at 9:45 AM, Bill Holton <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Hi. > I can see my second Mini on the shift-command-k network menu, but I cannot > access it. I tried highlighting the computer name and pressing command-o, > left clicking, right clicking, pressing enter and doubletapping my trackpad. > Anyone with suggestions, thanks much. > Bill > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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