File Sharing

[ktalebian]

Hi there,
I know there are a dozen of sites and threads here, but I have spent the last hour looking, with no luck!!!
I just recently secured my wireless connection. Before I had a Windows XP connected to a router, and my MBP is connected to that router. I had no security or anything, and I shared the files from Windows normally (by going to properties, then file sharing, and clicking the enable file sharing). From my Mac, I would automatically get the server here, and would click and connect to it.
Now, from the router, I enabled a remote access. Then, from my Windows, I changed the local model of sharing to classics, from guests. Now, no matter what I do, I cannot connect to the server!!! I try the domain address, and nothing. I try connecting to the server and nothing!!
Also, I never actually managed to connect the other way (from Windows to Mac). How do I also do that?! 😛
thanks!

 

[misterredman]

What do you mean with I secured the my wireless connection? Activation encryption doesn't affect the file sharing: your old settings should be still good.

Now, from the router, I enabled a remote access.

Can you explain exactly what you did on the router?

 

[ktalebian]

Hi, thanks for the reply.
On the router, I had the option of enabling the remote access.
It told me to enter a name, and once I did, it said you can now connect to your router from anywhere using the domain
xxx.xxx.net
When I try this from a Windows computer, I get the router page, where it asks for my password.
Once I enter the password, I then get to see the computers currently connected to the router.
I can then select a computer, enter the username and password and access the folders shared on it.
All this is confirmed with a Windows computer.
But I don't know why when I want to do that on my Mac I can't.
The router says that a Mac running OS X 10.2 or higher is compatible!!

Thanks