file sharing Mac OSX & Win 98
Shoshana Gordon
way to set up a small home office network. I need to be able to share
files between a PowerBook, G4 Tower, IBM Laptop, and a Dell P4 Tower.
All but the Dell tower have wireless cards. The Macs are running OSX
10.2 and the PC's are running Win98se.
I would also like to set up a printer on the network but I don't know
how.
Right now I have a NetGear Wireless Broadband Router that allows me to
share my internet connection on all of the machines. I have the Dell
tower connected via an Ethernet cable and the other machines connect
wirelessly.
How do I share files across machines? How can I set up my printer on
the network? Do I need to upgrade to WinXP?
I do have Virtual PC 6 with both Win 98se and XP Home installed and it
is fine for testing and doing basic things but it still can't compete
with certain things.
Any and all advice is welcome.
Sho
Devon Null
s...@caffeineoverload.com (Shoshana Gordon) wrote:
If all the computers are connecting through the router, you already have
a network set up. You just need to enable Windows file sharing on all
the computers and you should be set. This url might be useful:
<http://www.apple.com/switch/questions/sharing/network.html>
I don't know about the printer; you might have to set that up as wired.
-dev
Robert
> the network? Do I need to upgrade to WinXP?
You could buy a print server. This little box let you plug in a
printer and has a ethernet cat 5 connection or wireless connection so
you can connect to you network.
see:
Linksys WPS11 v3 Wireless Print Server
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3021979249&category=20322
Oh, this may not be the best plan. You need to get a tcp/ip driver
for Windows 98. Some printers such as HP 2100 have such drivers for
Windows 98 and you can buy such drivers. You'll note in Windows 98
terminalogy, networked printer means a shared printer that is
connected to a Windows machine. Another meaning of a network printer
means a printer with a dedicated print server connected via ethernet.
You best bet is to plug you printer into a windows 98 machine and
share it. See if your Macs can see it. You'll need to install the
drivers on you Macs first ... I think.
If you haven't bought the printer yet, you can buy printers that have
parrallel, usb, and ethernet connections that allow you to use all
connections at once. Plug one into the pc and another into a mac and
share.
Robert
Shoshana Gordon
I got it all up and running.
Sho
rcch...@my-deja.com (Robert) wrote in message news:<c6bb75ff.03050...@posting.google.com>...
Shoshana Gordon
I can see my OSX laptop and my Win98 tower but I can't access
anything. I think what I need is step by step information for OSX and
Win 98. I'm felling kind of lost so any more info would be helpful.
Sho
rcch...@my-deja.com (Robert) wrote in message news:<c6bb75ff.03050...@posting.google.com>...
Shoshana Gordon
machines from my Powerbook running OS X. However, I can't figure out
how to see the Powerbook from the Win 98 machines.
When I Click GO in the OS X Finder and them connect to server. I have
3 network options: GORDON, Local, and WORKGROUP. Both of my PC's are
accessible from the GORDON network. My PowerBook is listed as PBook in
the Local Network. I am not sure where WORKGROUP is coming from but
there is a shoshana machine listed that claims to be local. This
Shoshana's machine is also listed my Win98 Network neighborhood under
WorkGroup but I am unable to access it and I don't know why.
I think I am missing something very basic but I'm not sure.
Suggestions?
Sho
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s...@caffeineoverload.com (Shoshana Gordon) wrote in message news:<9763ff8c.03042...@posting.google.com>...
Dave Pooser
Gordon <s...@caffeineoverload.com> wrote:
> When I Click GO in the OS X Finder and them connect to server. I have
> 3 network options: GORDON, Local, and WORKGROUP. Both of my PC's are
> accessible from the GORDON network. My PowerBook is listed as PBook in
> the Local Network. I am not sure where WORKGROUP is coming from but
> there is a shoshana machine listed that claims to be local. This
> Shoshana's machine is also listed my Win98 Network neighborhood under
> WorkGroup but I am unable to access it and I don't know why.
I think the problem is that Win9x machines can't connect across
workgroups. There's a simple fix, but it involves monkeying with the
command line, as follows:
Launch Terminal (found in /Applications/Utilities)
At the prompt type "sudo pico /etc/smb.conf" (without the quotes). You
will be prompted for your password. Once that's done, you'll see a text
file. Use the arrow keys to go to the [global ] section. Add a line
"workgroup = GORDON" (no quotes, one space on each side of the equals
sign). Hit Control-O to save your changes and enter to save the file
without renaming.
Restart the machine and your Mac should be a member of the Gordon
workgroup.
--
Bubba Dave Pooser
A computer lets you make more mistakes faster than any invention in
human history with the possible exceptions of handguns and tequila.
Shoshana Gordon
Follow both Part 1 and part 2 of the following tutorials. Make sure
you don't skip over the Samba portion of the tutorial and check your
file permissions.
<A href="http://www.creativemac.com/2002/10_oct/tutorials/samba021007.htm"
target="blank"> http://www.creativemac.com/2002/10_oct/tutorials/samba021007.htm
</A>
Sho