Share my PC files with my Mac

Sirrel Squirrel · 24 Mar 2006 at 14:08

I've just got my iMac, liking it so far but was wondering how I can share files between my pc and my mac, I've got the internet shared between the two via a crossover cable and I can access the Mac through an FTP program on my PC but is there an easier way of file sharing?

FirebarUK · 24 Mar 2006 at 14:11

Samba is the way, then from your Windows PC you can just browse the network for the machine.

http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2003/03/18/samba.html

Sirrel Squirrel · 24 Mar 2006 at 14:30

Cheers, I've managed to map the hard drive of the mac as a network drive so I can easily access it from the PC but I can't work out how to view my PC drives on the MAC

Kona* · 24 Mar 2006 at 15:04

I only know of PC MacLAN ( http://ca.miramar.com/Products/PC_MACLAN/ ) to share from a PC to a mac - not free mind you

Sirrel Squirrel · 24 Mar 2006 at 16:10

Na I know there is a way where in finder you can click go/connect to server and type in the pc IP address, which should bring up the shared folders, I've been trying this but I can't get it to find my PC even though it is definatly connected because I can get on the internet and look at mac files from the pc

M0KUJ1N · 24 Mar 2006 at 17:24

Create a share on the Windows box, and then smb://ip.no.of.pc/ShareName should connect you up

Sirrel Squirrel · 25 Mar 2006 at 10:52

M0KUJ1N said:
Create a share on the Windows box, and then smb://ip.no.of.pc/ShareName should connect you up

Thats what I've been trying but the mac can't seem to find it

Sirrel Squirrel · 25 Mar 2006 at 19:02

got it sorted, my firewall was blocking it :rolleyes:

zeta101 · 26 Mar 2006 at 00:50

I'm having the same problem lol, sirrel, what did you do exactly? I'm using sygate personal firewall on my PC and I can't figure out what to allow to get it to work.

My pc and mac are networked via ethernet and I can access my mac files via my pc over the network. I've also shared the folder I want on the pc etc, I'm certain it's a firewall thing but I dont know what to do to allow the traffic

Any help is appreciated!

Sirrel Squirrel · 26 Mar 2006 at 02:53

I gave up trying to find out how to allow the traffic so I've just turned it off for now just to get it working, going to have a play about tomorrow as don't really want to have no firewall protection

edit/ using norton firewall 2003

M0KUJ1N · 26 Mar 2006 at 11:51

The easy way would be to add the Mac or all local LAN machines to the Firewall's trusted zones, the more difficult way would be to open up ports 135-139 TCP+UDP and 445 TCP.

Sirrel Squirrel · 26 Mar 2006 at 11:58

M0KUJ1N said:
The easy way would be to add the Mac or all local LAN machines to the Firewall's trusted zones, the more difficult way would be to open up ports 135-139 TCP+UDP and 445 TCP.

That got it thanks