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10.07.09 Building A Windows Connection To A Mac File Server  By Dave TaylorMy computer network has an old Mac Mini running Mac OS X Tiger (10.4), acting as a file and network printer server, along with a number of desktop computers running the newer version of Mac OS X, Snow Leopard. For those computers, everything's fine, but when a colleague hooked up his Vista laptop, he couldn't see the file server at all. How do I enable that? Dave's Answer: You've asked a key question for modern computer networks, the ability to interoperate between operating systems. Of course, you've added a bit of a wrinkle by indicating that you have an older Mac OS X operating system running, Tiger, not Leopard or Snow Leopard, but fortunately the PC file sharing configuration hasn't changed much so what I'll show you - from my own Tiger G5 system - will be just as applicable to people running more modern Mac systems. To show how to do this we're going to have to bounce back and forth between operating systems: I did this by having them both in the same room so I could see what was happening. First off, when you are on the Vista system, you'll get to the Network most easily by going to your Start menu (yeah, I know, they don't call it that in Vista, but you know what I mean, don't you?): 
Choose that and you're at the network device browser:  On my network, we're trying to connect to "G5 Server", but, as you can see, it isn't showing up. Leave the Vista system now and turn to your Mac Mini instead. On the Mac, you want to navigate to System Preferences --> Sharing: Continue reading this article. About the Author: Dave Taylor has been involved with the Internet since 1980 and is internationally known as an expert on both business and technology issues. Holder of an MSEd and MBA, author of twenty books and founder of four startups, he also runs a strategic marketing company and consults with firms seeking the best approach to working with weblogs and social networks. Dave is an award-winning speaker and frequent guest on radio and podcast programs. AskDaveTaylor.com http://www.intuitive.com/blog/ |
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