Problem Connecting Macs over network for File sharing

Hi everyone, I have a problem connecting to Mac "A" (Running OSX 10.5.8) from Mac "B" (Running OSX 10.6.7).

For example, when I'm using Mac "B" and I click on "xxx's Mac A" in the shared pane, in the sidebar in finder, it says that it has failed to connect.

But, here's the weird thing. When i'm on Mac "A", trying to connect to Mac "B", it does connect (file sharing/screen share)

Can someone help me connect to Mac "A" from Mac "B"

Btw, both of the computers are on the same network, and i've also tried connecting via Finder>Go>Connect to Server>"ip address"

Is it maybe a problem because i am using 2 different releases of OSX?

Thanks a lot

 

Hi There, Welcome to MR.

After a few days with fiddling with the settings i figured it out!

All you need to do is change your firewall settings (in the security pane) to either "allow all incoming connections" or "set access for specific services and applications"

I picked the latter for obvious security reasons.

Also if you want to file share make sure the "File Sharing" box is ticked in the sharing pane in the System Preferences. I've attached some screen grabs to help explain this!