I have a fileserver setup running XP pro, and have a drive shared. I have no firewall on it. Now i'm running 10.4.7 and when i go to Go-> Connect to server, and type in "smb://192.168.10.10/D" and add to the list, and try to click connect the connect button doesn't do anything. So then i decided to go to Go-> Network I can see the name of the server but when i click to connect it gives me some thing about an alias. and i can't connect. any ideas, thanks
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Did you try typing the ip address without the /D? As far as I remember, you get to chose the drive after you make the connection.
Not sure, but do you need 'Windows file sharing' switched on in the Sharing preference pane. Or is that just for incoming stuff?
So when you do Go > Connect to Server and type in smb://whatever... and hit connect, what happens? Nothing at all, or does it show a dialogue saying 'connecting to....' but never find anything?
If i go to Go-> Network, i can see the server. If i click on it if gives me the option to connect. If i click that, i get a messege saying "The alias "Fileserver" could not be opened, becuase the orignal item cannot be found. Thats all i get.
where /D is the name of a shared folder, or are you trying to get to root of the D drive?
If you have administrative rights, try using /D$
D$ is the administrative share for drive D, and will give you access to root of D:
Otherwise, you have to give it the name of a shared folder to which you have access.
Verify the permissions you have granted on the shared folder on the windows box. when you access it from the Mac, you should be prompted for userID, password, and domain. Likely, the domain will be "WORKGROUP" (no quotes)
You may have to downgrade a Windows security setting in the registry for the Macs to connect. I've forgotten what I had to do but the Macs wouldn't connect to a Windows 2003 server before I did that. I'll have a hunt around for it.
Alternatively, try DAVE. No compromises required on the Windows side (well for the most part, anyway).
Alternatively, try DAVE. No compromises required on the Windows side (well for the most part, anyway).
How have you got your Mac setup?
It should be set like this!
Open "System Preferences"
Go to "Sharing"
You should have :-
Personal File Sharing ticked
Windows Sharing ticked
On Windows Sharing you need click on "Accounts" and tick the box next to the account name, so that OS X knows to share out your particular home folder.
It should be set like this!
Open "System Preferences"
Go to "Sharing"
You should have :-
Personal File Sharing ticked
Windows Sharing ticked
On Windows Sharing you need click on "Accounts" and tick the box next to the account name, so that OS X knows to share out your particular home folder.
I went through and checked my settings again. everything is set right. I even follwed the guide on this that macrumors has. And at the bottom they give a tip on the regedit hack. I followed that and still doesn't work.
When i go to Go-> Connect to server, type in smb://192.168.10.10/E, and click connect it starts to connect and asks me for my credentials. I give them and then i get an error code -50. I'm so close i think.
When i go to Go-> Connect to server, type in smb://192.168.10.10/E, and click connect it starts to connect and asks me for my credentials. I give them and then i get an error code -50. I'm so close i think.
This may be no help, but I looked up your error on the aplle site, and there's one article:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107095
THe error code means 'Error in user parameter list' which apparently may be related to unusual characters in your username/password - do you have any / ' . " etc. in your username?
Also, I seem to remember I had some problems connecting to a windows share until I wrote my registered username in all caps. I.e. My username on windows was joebloggsm, but I coudn't connect until I used JOEBLOGGS.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107095
THe error code means 'Error in user parameter list' which apparently may be related to unusual characters in your username/password - do you have any / ' . " etc. in your username?
Also, I seem to remember I had some problems connecting to a windows share until I wrote my registered username in all caps. I.e. My username on windows was joebloggsm, but I coudn't connect until I used JOEBLOGGS.
Try creating a new user on the windows box with a sort user name and password no more than eight characters.
Or try the suggestions from Insanelymac.com
Or try the suggestions from Insanelymac.com