Hi there. Andy Johnstone wrote:-
> Anyone know anything about cabling a MAc & PC together? Only the basics; if you have OSX on the Mac it pretty straightforward, if you're on OS9.x.x then you'll need some other software; I've used Thursby software's 'Dave' before or there's also something called PCMaclan, I think. On your PC, you'll need a folder or volume that has shared access, password-protected if you need it, with file-sharing enabled in the OS. In OSX, you need to connect to the PC using the 'smb://workgroup;name/volume/directory' procedure - so if you're accessing My Documents on a PC called OfficePC in a workgroup called Studio, you'd type 'smb://Studio;OfficePC/C/My Documents' > I know an ethernet cable would be all I need for Mac to Mac. Does the same > rule apply cross platform? If you're connecting one machine to the other (i.e. no hub) then you may need a crossover cable - though I know more recent Macs can auto-sense if they're being connected directly by a regular cable, so you may not need one after all... why not try it with a regular cable to start with and see? If you're using a hub or switch, then there's usually a port that does the same thing as a crossover cable. And obviously, you'll need to have an ethernet card in the PC... > ... but this will require pulling files off the MAC from time to time, hence the > need for the net work... Hmm - this is where I've failed spectacularly; my powerbook can see my PC, but not the other way around, so if anyone else knows how to get a Mac to appear as a shared volume on the PC under OSX.2.4, I'd be glad to hear of it. And doubly glad to learn of any way for a Mac to access a shared Windows (non-postscript) printer.... HTH & TIA Peter Millard - - - - - - - - - www.petermillard.com =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
