Mac OS X (Panther) says you can connect to a Window box on the same network
as long as it has networking turned on a folder set to Shared.
But I am not seeing my Windows machine in the Finder under Network.
Both my Windows and Mac are plugged into an ethernet router which is
connected to a cable modem.
On the PC I can ping both itself and the Mac.
On the Mac I can ping itself but the PC does not respond.

Any ideas. I would really like to get these two talking to each other and I
bet a lot of others would too.

-- Bill

In article <aDswb.217952$mZ5.1654185@attbi_s54>,
"Bill Smith" <netsmith2001@comcast.net> wrote:

> Mac OS X (Panther) says you can connect to a Window box on the same network
> as long as it has networking turned on a folder set to Shared.
> But I am not seeing my Windows machine in the Finder under Network.
> Both my Windows and Mac are plugged into an ethernet router which is
> connected to a cable modem.
> On the PC I can ping both itself and the Mac.
> On the Mac I can ping itself but the PC does not respond.
>
> Any ideas. I would really like to get these two talking to each other and I
> bet a lot of others would too.
>
> -- Bill
>
>
What your describing sounds like your WinXP Firewall is turned on and
blocking attempts from the Mac to connect or even Ping it.

You can check the built-in Windows Firewall by (on the XP system)
right-clicking My Network Places, and choosing Properties from the popup
menu. Right-click Local Area Connection (in the Network Connections
window) and again chose Properties from the popup window.

Click on the Advanced tab, and see if there is a check on the Internet
Connection Firewall option.

Or are you using a 3rd-party firewall such as Zone Alarm? Again, if
improperly set, it will block attempts to access your system across a
local area network, and give the Ping symptoms you are describing.

"Alan Zisman" <alan@nospam.zisman.ca> wrote in message
news:alan-8777BE.16501324112003@news.vf.shawcable.net...
> In article <aDswb.217952$mZ5.1654185@attbi_s54>,
> "Bill Smith" <netsmith2001@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> > Mac OS X (Panther) says you can connect to a Window box on the same
network
> > as long as it has networking turned on a folder set to Shared.
> > But I am not seeing my Windows machine in the Finder under Network.
> > Both my Windows and Mac are plugged into an ethernet router which is
> > connected to a cable modem.
> > On the PC I can ping both itself and the Mac.
> > On the Mac I can ping itself but the PC does not respond.
> >
> > Any ideas. I would really like to get these two talking to each other
and I
> > bet a lot of others would too.
> >
> > -- Bill
> >
> >
> What your describing sounds like your WinXP Firewall is turned on and
> blocking attempts from the Mac to connect or even Ping it.
>
> You can check the built-in Windows Firewall by (on the XP system)
> right-clicking My Network Places, and choosing Properties from the popup
> menu. Right-click Local Area Connection (in the Network Connections
> window) and again chose Properties from the popup window.
>
> Click on the Advanced tab, and see if there is a check on the Internet
> Connection Firewall option.
>
> Or are you using a 3rd-party firewall such as Zone Alarm? Again, if
> improperly set, it will block attempts to access your system across a
> local area network, and give the Ping symptoms you are describing.


I can Ping the PC from the Mac. Sorry I did not clarify that.
The Mac pings it beautifully.
I just can't enter a server path in the "Connect to Server" dialog that
succeeds.
I have tried a lot of combinations like.
<my ip address>
smb\\<my ip address>
etc.
News Flash ... I just added a colon after smb (some documents have it some
don't) and it worked!
smb:\\<my ip address>

I can now see my WIndows shares on a Mac Finder window and my Mac shares in
XP Explorer. Progress.

-- Bill

On Tue, 25 Nov 2003 06:48:50 GMT, "Bill Smith" <netsmith2001@comcast.net>
wrote:

>News Flash ... I just added a colon after smb (some documents have it some
>don't) and it worked!
>smb:\\<my ip address>
>
>I can now see my WIndows shares on a Mac Finder window and my Mac shares in
>XP Explorer. Progress.
Yeah, but Steve promised us you could *browse* the network.

You could indeed under 10.2.x, but not under Panther?

Do you need to install Rendezvous for that?

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