Learn how to share files and folders between your Mac and Windows PC on your home network.
Recently I bought a wireless router(Linksys WRH54G) to connect my Macbook through AirPort for wireless internet access. I also have another PC and now I have got both connected to my home router. Well it might be the same case with you too. I decided to share Windows files and access it from Mac OS X. Here is how I did it.
It might look nothing new for some but useful if you are just switched from windows to Mac OS X.
Its an handy procedure if you want to Backup your data into your Windows PC. Well I have less space on my Macbook's hard disk so I usually do this.
Sharing on your PC(Windows).
To do this go to the file you want to share and right-click on it to get to its Properties dialog box. From there go to Sharing tab, make sure your PC is set up for file sharing . If not then run its setup wizard.
click on the checkbox which says "Share this folder on the network" under the Network sharing and security , and choose a name for the shared folder.
You can select "Allow network users to change my files", if you want to save files or change things on your Mac. Here I will be sharing file 'database'.
Get the PC IP address.
To join with any machine on a network you will need its local IP address. So if you already know the IP address of your PC then its fine .If not then you can get it . Go to RUN and type "cmd". Then enter 'ipconfig' in the windows that appears . You will get your IP address .It would be something like 192.168.1.102 (as in my case).
After you have your IP address of your PC, login to your Mac OS and press
+ K to open the "Connect to Server" box. Or you can access it from o 'Go' menu of finder and choose "Connect to Server" from the drop down menu.
Enter the PC's IP address , preceeded by smb://
like smb://192.168.1.102 (in my case)
If your PC server is found then it will ask your Windows username and password:
After filling the details you can choose the shared folder to be mounted on your Mac. In my case it was 'database'(see below).
You are Done! You can now fully access your PC shared folders from your Mac and if you had selected "Allow network users to change my files" then you can manipulate the folders and can even use it as a Backup.
written by Avipar\\
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Recently I bought a wireless router(Linksys WRH54G) to connect my Macbook through AirPort for wireless internet access. I also have another PC and now I have got both connected to my home router. Well it might be the same case with you too. I decided to share Windows files and access it from Mac OS X. Here is how I did it.
It might look nothing new for some but useful if you are just switched from windows to Mac OS X.
Its an handy procedure if you want to Backup your data into your Windows PC. Well I have less space on my Macbook's hard disk so I usually do this.
Sharing on your PC(Windows).
To do this go to the file you want to share and right-click on it to get to its Properties dialog box. From there go to Sharing tab, make sure your PC is set up for file sharing . If not then run its setup wizard.
click on the checkbox which says "Share this folder on the network" under the Network sharing and security , and choose a name for the shared folder.
You can select "Allow network users to change my files", if you want to save files or change things on your Mac. Here I will be sharing file 'database'.
To join with any machine on a network you will need its local IP address. So if you already know the IP address of your PC then its fine .If not then you can get it . Go to RUN and type "cmd". Then enter 'ipconfig' in the windows that appears . You will get your IP address .It would be something like 192.168.1.102 (as in my case).
After you have your IP address of your PC, login to your Mac OS and press
+ K to open the "Connect to Server" box. Or you can access it from o 'Go' menu of finder and choose "Connect to Server" from the drop down menu.Enter the PC's IP address , preceeded by smb://
like smb://192.168.1.102 (in my case)
If your PC server is found then it will ask your Windows username and password:
written by Avipar\\
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