How can I share External Drives from Mac Mini with Windows / Other Macs?

[BlueSkyBlueWind]

I am trying to use Mac Mini as my home server (as well as media server).

I tried to share the folder and all, but I cannot see the external drives that are attached to Mac Mini.

If I remote in as Admin, I can see the main HDD, but nothing else. As Guest, I don't see anything.

From Windows PCs, Mac Mini doesn't even appear on the network list.

What should I do?

When I searched, Mac OS X only shares the "Shared Folder" but nothing else. Is this true? Then why do they even have "Share" option for every single folder?

 

[BlueSkyBlueWind]

Anyone?

No one has this issue or no one is even trying to run set up like this?

 

[mahen]

I used the following tutorial to enable sharing between Mac and Windows on the same network. It worked for me.
http://macs.about.com/od/macwindows/ss/sharemacfilesxp.htm

 

[HBOC]

that tutorial is pretty good, although it didn't work easy straight forward. But i was just file sharing between my girlfriends' dell xps and my Mac.

 

[BlueSkyBlueWind]

Thank you so much!

This seems to the one that I needed.

Once I go home after work, I will definitely give it a shot. I think "enabling the guest account" was one step I was missing.

Thank you!!