Windows seeing hole mac HD on network

[Reao]

i jest trended on my sharing and jest it up so windows can get on. when i went to see if it showed up it was not showing up when i tipped in that IP. so i went to my networks in windows to jest to see and there in the network was my hole mac HD not jest my public folder!!! what do i do how can i make it not do that.

 

[Reao]

i jest trended on my sharing and jest it up so windows can get on. when i went to see if it showed up it was not showing up when i tipped in that IP. so i went to my networks in windows to jest to see and there in the network was my hole mac HD not jest my public folder!!! what do i do how can i make it not do that.

and it was not jest my HD all of the HD and flash drives plugged into my macbook where showing up in windows.

 

[TuffLuffJimmy]

What Router are you using? and could it be that you don't have a password on your computer?

 

[Reao]

What Router are you using? and could it be that you don't have a password on your computer?

its a netgear one and i do have a password.

 

[TJones]

Sounds like a problem I had https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/440935/

 

[Reao]

Sounds like a problem I had https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/440935/

that is what i am having but i dont remember even disabling guest or even having the option to. could it be that my mac and Xp have the same passwords?

 

[TJones]

Well are you logging on as yourself or as a guest when you open your mac over the network?

 

[Reao]

Well are you logging on as yourself or as a guest when you open your mac over the network?

myself i do not have a guest set up on my mac.

 

[richard.mac]

follow my guide in post #3 here to only share your public folder.

 

[Reao]

follow my guide in post #3 here to only share your public folder.

thank you that was it.