Wizi Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 Hello, So much forums and the question I have seems to not fit quite good in anyone of them, so sorry if I still post on the wrong place.... It's simple: one Mac OS X 10.4 with LAN connection to a XP box. Browsing the Mac isn't a problem. I didn't managed to find a solution logging on the Mac without authorizing myself, but anyway. The thing is that the other way around - browsing the XP from the Mac - is a mystery for me. Could you please assist me with some help? Thank you in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eggman Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 Say the IP address of Windows is 192.168.1.20. Make sure Finder is the active app. Under Go on the menu bar, click on Connect to Server... Type in "smb://192.168.1.20" and click Connect. There you go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wizi Posted December 5, 2005 Author Share Posted December 5, 2005 wow! That simple it was, you say. Is there a chance to browse the Mac from the XP without the need of authorizing? Thanx, mate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swad Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 You're right wizi, this is kinda an in between post - I'm going to move it to the Net forum which is designated for talking about networking stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard.xsi Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 wow! That simple it was, you say. Is there a chance to browse the Mac from the XP without the need of authorizing? Thanx, mate! i always use manually assigning ip address for the lan card even in osx. sayXP is 192.168.0.17 ( netmask is 255.255.255.0 nameserver is 192.168.0.16 gateway is 192.168.0.16) my mac is 192.168.0.16( netmask is 255.255.255.0 nameserver is 192.168.0.16 gateway is 192.168.0.16) then after apply the ip change to the mac lan card, i can use the finder to browse XP directly, no smb:// typing needed when asking for a password, there is a option like "remember password", just check it), and then you won't be asked for password anymore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoyanf Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 Best that u change the SAMBA workgroup to be the same as others in the LAN, do it with "Directory Access"... u'll be able to browse the local workgroup as in windows *nix boxes.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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