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How to join a windows network?

  • 18-02-2010 10:35pm
    #1
    Zascar
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 12,781 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    I've set up a basic xp network/workgroup where I have shared directories so I can stream movies...

    Can someone tell me how I can get my macbook onto the network so I can stream movies?

    Thanks


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  • #2
    SouperComputer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,949 ✭✭✭SouperComputer


    I'm assuming its not a domain controlled network? There's no "getting it on the network" perse, you just connect to the share.

    Go to Finder\Desktop
    Command+k
    smb:\\ip address or hostname of server
    enter credentials if needed
    select share name from drop down menu (if this applies)

    This will mount the network drive. You can have it automount if you like, add it to startup items under your user profile under system prefs.

    You can use directory access to join workgroups and whatnot, but TBH its not worth messing with if you know the info for the box thats sharing the media.


  • #3
    Zascar
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 12,781 Mod ✭✭✭✭Zascar


    It's just a standard work group on xp - a home wireless network to share files.

    The wordgroup is called "MSHOME" and my computer is named "CollyPC"

    How do i find out the IP address of my network/computer? I tried putting the name of the woorkgroup/pc in after smb:\\ but it did not work.


  • #4
    ozt9vdujny3srf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,152 ✭✭✭ozt9vdujny3srf


    its smb://

    to get the IP address of your windows computer, on it go to start -> run and type cmd and press enter.

    in cmd type ipconfig /all

    your network address will more then likely be something beginning with 192.168


  • #5
    Zascar
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 12,781 Mod ✭✭✭✭Zascar


    Thanks.

    Ok I have already set a static IP address on my pc as 192.168.1.11 - an ipconfig confirms this.

    I went to directory utility and typed: sbm://192.168.1.1 - hit ok - and it immediately gives me an error saying "There was no response from bm://192.168.1.1"

    Any ideas?


  • #6
    J-blk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,906 ✭✭✭J-blk


    Zascar wrote: »
    I went to directory utility and typed: sbm://192.168.1.1 - hit ok - and it immediately gives me an error saying "There was no response from bm://192.168.1.1"

    Any ideas?

    It's smb, not sbm - or is that just a typo in the forum post rather than what you typed in?

    My Windows systems just show up under "shared" in Finder though - I can select them from there, log in with valid credentials once (and have the keychain remember the settings) and that's it. I've very rarely had to access the smb shares by typing the IP manually.


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  • #7
    Zascar
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 12,781 Mod ✭✭✭✭Zascar


    Ok thanks. So I was trying the above but it was not working, until I saw my pc name appear in the finder under shared as you said. Great! Worked perfectly.

    However today when I went back, it was gone. How do I get it back??


  • #8
    padraig_f
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,323 ✭✭✭padraig_f


    Zascar wrote: »
    However today when I went back, it was gone. How do I get it back??

    You can get it to auto-connect every time you login by first connecting it manually as above, then go to:

    Apple Menu -> System Preferences -> Accounts -> Login Items

    and drag the volume into there (the volume icon will appear on desktop when connected).


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