Help getting Mac onto my LAN

[vaughn2008]

I am trying to get my Mac visible on my local area network which has several windows PCs and a WD mybook 1TB Drive so I can back up the Mac Hard Drive on the mybook. I can;t get the Mac to be visible on my network.

Thanks
Vaughn2008

 

[GoCubsGo]

Did you go to System Preferences and "Sharing"? Check out those settings, see if you're sharing anything as of yet .

 

[thomahawk]

are you connected via wifi or ethernet?

depending on the type of connection is how you must setup the mac and the router to be viewable and access your drive

 

[vaughn2008]

Jessica and Tomahawk - Thanks for your replies... I did set all my files for sharing. The Mac is connected to the router via ethernet cable

 

[vaughn2008]

still can not get my Mac visible on my LAN

I am stumped....... I have my Mac connected to my LAN via ethernet cable and I can get on the Internet with the Mac via the LAN, but I can not see the Mac on the LAN from the windows PCs on the LAN (even though file sharing has been set) and I can not back up the Mac on the Western Digital My Book World Edition WDG1NC10000N 1TB Home Network Storage drive that I have added to the LAN.

Does anyone have any ideas?

Thanks

Vaughn2008