Rosemary Also make sure that Appletalk is enabled on the iBook in the Networks preference pane (Built in Ethernet - Appletalk tab) in system settings.
Cheers Greg > From: Rosemary Horton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2006 10:32:59 +0800 > To: WAMUG Mailing List <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: networking for idiots(me!) > > Thanks for all the suggestions from everyone. > On my husband's ibook, can see my computer ( powerbook) and access > by Guest or user. However, on mine, can't see my husband's computer > at all have to connect using "connect to server" Setup in sharing is > same on both! > > Weird! > > Rosemary > > On 5 Jan 2006, at 15:22, RT > Ronda Brown wrote: > >> >> On 05/01/2006, at 8:35 AM, Rosemary Horton 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? >> >> Hi Rosemary, >> >> The first step is: on each computer, go into System Preferences, >> then Sharing, and turn on "Personal File Sharing". On that page, >> you'll see, at the top, the computer's name (which you can change), >> and at the bottom, the IP number (eg 10.0.1.2), which you may need >> as an alternative. >> >> Then, on each computer, go to Finder - Go & click on Network. You >> may straightaway see the other computer appear - you can click on >> it, click "Connect", and then either log in as a user (it has to be >> a user that's been set up on that machine), or a guest. >> >> As a guest, you can access all Public folders on the computer. >> As a user, you can access that user's Home folder >> As an admin user, you can access the whole hard drive. >> >> So, if you have different user accounts set up on the computers, >> it's best to use Guest access and then put the files you're sharing >> in your user's Public folder. >> >> Now, if that computer doesn't immediately appear, go to the Finder, >> click cmd-K (to open the Connect to Server dialogue), and type in >> >> afp://ip-address-of-other-computer >> >> eg afp://10.0.1.2 >> >> You'll then get the same login dialogue as above. >> >> Cheers, >> Ronni >> >> > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Unsubscribe - <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro >
