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Mac to PC via Crossover cable...

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  • 24-10-2005 10:48am
    #1
    Junior
    Registered Users Posts: 3,187 ✭✭✭


    I've encountered a strange problem

    1 Mac
    1 Pc
    1 Crossover Cable

    I've got them both connected, the pc has happily been working away and so has the mac and I've been taken stuff off the mac on to the pc for ages now. I decided the other day to move my ITunes collection to the PC as it's got more space. Anyways I wanted to browse the pc so I went

    Finder
    Go To
    Connect to Server smb://192.168.0.140 [IP addy of PC]
    And no matter what it won't browser the bastard
    File sharing is on ..
    Windows Firewall is off...

    Have also tried smb://[ip]/[share]
    Can open a terminal window and ping ip addy and replies no problem.
    any clues ?


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    ZENER
    Registered Users Posts: 6,163 ✭✭✭ZENER


    What version of Windows and OS X are you using ?

    Do you get any error messages ? Are you asked for a user and password ?

    ZEN


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    Junior
    Registered Users Posts: 3,187 ✭✭✭Junior


    Mac OSX 10.3.9 and Windows XP SP2

    Exact Error Message is ...

    "The Finder cannot complete the operation because some data
    in "smb://192.169.0.140/" could not be read or written."
    (Error Code -36)


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    Ruaidhri
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,719 ✭✭✭Ruaidhri


    Is is XP Home or XP Pro?
    it's easier to enable windows sharing on the mac and connect from the windows PC if you are using XP Home.


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    Junior
    Registered Users Posts: 3,187 ✭✭✭Junior


    Xp Pro .. File Sharing and Printer Sharing are turned on, The root of both H/D's is shared. The PC isn't on the net etc so I don't mind leaving it turned on like that, also windows firewall is off.


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    Ruaidhri
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,719 ✭✭✭Ruaidhri


    Junior wrote:
    Mac OSX 10.3.9 and Windows XP SP2

    Exact Error Message is ...

    "The Finder cannot complete the operation because some data
    in "smb://192.169.0.140/" could not be read or written."
    (Error Code -36)


    should that be smb://192.168.0.140 by the way?


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    ZENER
    Registered Users Posts: 6,163 ✭✭✭ZENER


    Are you asked for a username and password to connect ?
    Do you have accounts on both computers that are accessible from the other ?
    Can you ping both machines from the other ?
    Have you set the Workgroup name in MacHD>Applications>Utilities>Directory Access>SMB CIFS.

    In finder when you open you hard disk you get a list of devices down the left pane. One of these is NETWORK. Have you tried to navigate this ? Is your user account set to access SMB shares or Windows Shares ?

    ZEN


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