on 05/01/06 08:35, Rosemary Horton at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> Can someone give me a step by step description of how to share files
> from one computer to another (2 macs..1 powerbook, 1 ibook) ? We both
> connect to the airport successfully. Really simple instructions
> please from the beginning, for a relatively new mac user. How would a
> visitor join the network?
>
> Mac help files don't.
>
> I think I'm missing something. Like do you create a reciprocal user
> on each machine? etc
>
>
> Rosemary Horton
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
Hi Rosemary,
I'm by no means an expert here but last night I connected my new G5 iMac
{thanks Daniel ;) } to my flat panel G4 iMac for the first time and found
that file sharing was not quite as simple as I expected but not too hard
either!
In my case I the old iMac was already set up for file sharing and dial-up
internet access and I wanted to connect up the new (modem-less) iMac and
connect to the internet through it and also pull a couple of folders over.
I was surprised to find that the new iMac couldn't automatically see the old
iMac on the ethernet network for file sharing. I then tried to share the
internet connection and connected without problem so I obviously did have a
good network connection. The solution I found was that I had to manually
input the address of the (old) iMac into the "connect to server" dialog on
the (new) iMac and then everything proceeded normally. Interestingly, when
connecting the other way the old iMac automatically "saw" the new iMac and I
could just select it without having to manually input the address.
Since you say that both computers are successfully connected to the airport,
I wonder if you have a similar problem.
Breaking the process into steps, this is what I would try (I assume both
computers are running OSX - OS9 is similar in principle but different
details):
1 Turn on file sharing on the computer you wish to access (or on both
computers if you want to do two-way sharing).
- Go to system preferences and select sharing
- If not already selected, select the "services" tab
- make sure that the "Personal File Sharing" box is ticked.
- if Personal File sharing is "Off" click the "Start" button
- when file sharing is "On" you will see a message below the check boxes to
the effect that other Mac users can access your computer at afp://.........
make a note of this address (in case you need to manually enter it)
2 Connect to the shared computer from the other computer (obviously you need
to do this from each computer for two-way access)
- From finder select the "Go" menu and the "Connect to Server" Option.
Heres where things diverge for me:
- On my old iMac running OSX 10.2.8 the mac seems to automatically browse
the network and the new iMac just shows up so I select it and click the
"connect" button.
- On my new iMac running OSX 10.4.3 the "connect to server" panel is
different and the old iMac doesn't show up and clicking the "browse" button
doesn't reveal it. however I can manually input the previously noted address
in the "server address" box and click the "Connect" button.
- For you - if the other computer shows up immediately (or after hitting
Browse depending what version of OSX you run) then just select it and click
"connect" if not type in the address you noted and the click "Connect"
3 You should now be presented with the file sharing log-in box to enter your
password to access the other computer. Complete and click "Connect"
4 You will then be asked to select which volumes you wish to mount, click
"OK" and you should have the shared volume mounted.
Give it a try Rosemary and let us know how it goes.
One more thing - if you do need to manually input the address be aware it
may change for subsequent connections - I found that the address for my old
iMac was different when it was connected to the internet and sharing the
internet connection than when it was just sat on the network not connected
to the net - we are definitely streching my knowledge here but I think it
depends on how you have your network set-up and may be different again in
your case with airport - maybe some more knowledgeable networker could
enlighten us here?
Hope that helps
Cheers
Neil
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Neil R. Houghton
Albany, Western Australia
Tel: +61 8 9841 6063
Fax: +61 8 9841 6137
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
