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McLenins - Apr 11, 2005 - 1:45 pm
Hi!
I am interested whether i can connect my imac with a pc (windows xp) using a wireless broadband router smc? I'd like to use my mac as a base unit (because this is my main computer in the first floor of the house, with a adsl modem nearbye) and than connect my pc, so that i can transfer files, print and most of all that both computers are connected to the internet.
I am a new mac user so i don't know much about imacs or apple computers. So far i have connected enthernet cable with my router and the router with the modem. Everything is working ok on mac but i can't set up the network with the pc.
Hope to hear from you!
I am interested whether i can connect my imac with a pc (windows xp) using a wireless broadband router smc? I'd like to use my mac as a base unit (because this is my main computer in the first floor of the house, with a adsl modem nearbye) and than connect my pc, so that i can transfer files, print and most of all that both computers are connected to the internet.
I am a new mac user so i don't know much about imacs or apple computers. So far i have connected enthernet cable with my router and the router with the modem. Everything is working ok on mac but i can't set up the network with the pc.
Hope to hear from you!
bryan3605 - Apr 12, 2005 - 12:46 am
Hi Urban. Thanks for using MacOSX.com. You really have several different questions here. I'll try to separate them out and answer them individually.
1. Connecting multiple computers to the Internet via a wireless router. It sounds like you have connected your Mac to the router with an Ethernet cable and it is working. You can also connect your Windows box with an Ethernet cable (if you have some additional ports on the back of your router) and it will have full Internet access, but it sounds like this is the one you want to connect via the wireless option. You will need to install a wireless adapter into one of the PCI slots on your Windows box to do this. The wireless adapter will come with software that will assist you in setting this up.
2. You want to share files between the Mac and the Windows box. Once you are sure both systems are connected to the network (step 1), you are ready to implement file sharing. If you only want to go one direction, you only have to turn on File Sharing on one of the systems. If you want to be able to see the other system from either system, you will need to turn on File Sharing on both systems.
Configure File Sharing on the Mac by going into the System Preferences and choosing the Sharing icon. Once in the Sharing preference, click the check box next to the Windows Sharing option. You can now connect to
the Mac from the Windows box by clicking on the Start button (on the Windows machine) and choosing Run. Once the Run dialog box is open, type in the UNC name of your Mac and click OK. Mine looks like "\10.0.1.3\username" (put in your actual user name here) and this format is the same for all Windows shares. Once you enter your Mac OS X password, you will have access to your user folder on the Mac.
Be sure your network is secure before attempting to share files on the Windows box. It is much more susceptible to viruses and prying eyes than the Mac. To configure File Sharing on the Windows box, open your Control Panel and choose Network Connections. Double-click your LAN or High-Speed Internet adapter and choose Properties from the dialog box that pops up. In the properties of your network adapter, make sure that File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks is in the list and checked off. You will now need to share a folder, so right-click on the folder you wish to share and choose Sharing and Security from the context menu that opens. When the folder Properties dialog box opens, check off the "Share this folder on the network" option and you're good to go. To connect to the Windows box from the Mac, choose Go from the Finder menu bar and then choose Connect To Server. In the Server Address box of the Connect To Server dialog box, type in "smb://Servername/Sharename" (where "servername" is the name or IP address of your Windows computer and "sharename" is the name of the folder we shared above) and click the Connect button. You'll be asked for a username and password; use your Windows username and password. When you connect, you'll see the data that's in the folder you shared on your Windows PC.
3. Printing from a single printer from both the Mac and the PC. This one is more difficult unless your printer has a network (Ethernet) port on it. If the printer can connect direct to the network, run an Ethernet cable from the router to the printer. Follow the steps on each system to load the proper driver. On the other hand, a printer that is directly connected to a Mac via the USB port can be shared with other Mac OSX systems on the network and a printer that is directly connected to a Windows PC can be shared with other Windows PCs on the network, but for both to share the same printer, the printer must be network connected. You can purchase a small print sever for this task, but I suggest just moving the printer between the two systems if you don't want to invest in a print server.
I hope this helps.
Bryan
1. Connecting multiple computers to the Internet via a wireless router. It sounds like you have connected your Mac to the router with an Ethernet cable and it is working. You can also connect your Windows box with an Ethernet cable (if you have some additional ports on the back of your router) and it will have full Internet access, but it sounds like this is the one you want to connect via the wireless option. You will need to install a wireless adapter into one of the PCI slots on your Windows box to do this. The wireless adapter will come with software that will assist you in setting this up.
2. You want to share files between the Mac and the Windows box. Once you are sure both systems are connected to the network (step 1), you are ready to implement file sharing. If you only want to go one direction, you only have to turn on File Sharing on one of the systems. If you want to be able to see the other system from either system, you will need to turn on File Sharing on both systems.
Configure File Sharing on the Mac by going into the System Preferences and choosing the Sharing icon. Once in the Sharing preference, click the check box next to the Windows Sharing option. You can now connect to
the Mac from the Windows box by clicking on the Start button (on the Windows machine) and choosing Run. Once the Run dialog box is open, type in the UNC name of your Mac and click OK. Mine looks like "\10.0.1.3\username" (put in your actual user name here) and this format is the same for all Windows shares. Once you enter your Mac OS X password, you will have access to your user folder on the Mac.
Be sure your network is secure before attempting to share files on the Windows box. It is much more susceptible to viruses and prying eyes than the Mac. To configure File Sharing on the Windows box, open your Control Panel and choose Network Connections. Double-click your LAN or High-Speed Internet adapter and choose Properties from the dialog box that pops up. In the properties of your network adapter, make sure that File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks is in the list and checked off. You will now need to share a folder, so right-click on the folder you wish to share and choose Sharing and Security from the context menu that opens. When the folder Properties dialog box opens, check off the "Share this folder on the network" option and you're good to go. To connect to the Windows box from the Mac, choose Go from the Finder menu bar and then choose Connect To Server. In the Server Address box of the Connect To Server dialog box, type in "smb://Servername/Sharename" (where "servername" is the name or IP address of your Windows computer and "sharename" is the name of the folder we shared above) and click the Connect button. You'll be asked for a username and password; use your Windows username and password. When you connect, you'll see the data that's in the folder you shared on your Windows PC.
3. Printing from a single printer from both the Mac and the PC. This one is more difficult unless your printer has a network (Ethernet) port on it. If the printer can connect direct to the network, run an Ethernet cable from the router to the printer. Follow the steps on each system to load the proper driver. On the other hand, a printer that is directly connected to a Mac via the USB port can be shared with other Mac OSX systems on the network and a printer that is directly connected to a Windows PC can be shared with other Windows PCs on the network, but for both to share the same printer, the printer must be network connected. You can purchase a small print sever for this task, but I suggest just moving the printer between the two systems if you don't want to invest in a print server.
I hope this helps.
Bryan
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