Re: File sharing on Macs - MB won't connect to MBP

[Neil Houghton]

That's some document, Bob - 235 pages and this at the beginning:

> This guide is for users of Mac OS X v10.5 or later. If you¹re using this
> guide, you should be an experienced Mac OS X user, be familiar with the Mac OS
> X user interface, and have some experience using the Terminal application¹s
> command-line interface. You should also be familiar with basic networking
> concepts. 

> Some instructions in this guide are complex, and deviation could cause serious
> adverse effects on the computer and its security. These instructions should
> only be used by experienced Mac OS X users, and should be followed by thorough
> testing. 

I may be some time...


Cheers


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on 31/10/08 8:30 PM, Robert Howells at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> Does this help :-
> 
>  df 
>> 
> 
> 
> Bob
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Re: File sharing on Macs - MB won't connect to MBP

[Neil Houghton]

Wow!

Thanks Ronni & Bob for all that info.

At first glance, it appears that option 3 is the one to go for to have a
secure but flexible setup. I also like Ronni's suggestion of switching to
the second option when on the road with the laptop - rather than think about
all the individual things to turn on & off.

I now need to go and read all the linked info provided to get my head around
the best way to set up option 2!

I think I get the general principles - but I'm not sure I understand
"sockets" and "ports" and the distinctions between what uses one or the
other - ah well, always something new to learn!

After reading it all I may even understand enough to think about configuring
the firewall on the ADSL router! - I did try once but things stopped working
so I switched it off and relied on the OSX firewall - which is why I got
worried when I realised everything had changed with the Leopard update!

Anyway, thanks again & cheers.




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on 31/10/08 10:22 PM, Ronda Brown at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> Neil, A  little more on Leopard Firewall FYI.
> 
> On 31/10/2008, at 8:01 PM, Neil Houghton wrote:
> 
>> Now we have the choice to:
>> 
>> "Allow all incoming connections" or
>> "Allow only essential services" or
>> "Set access for specific services and applications"
>> 
>> Having checked my set-up (which I'm sure was the default) it seems
>> to be the
>> first option - which sounds like it means firewall "off"
>> 
>> The trouble is, now I'm not sure how the other two options work -
>> and the
>> help manual didn't enlighten me!
>> 
>> For example, what does OSX regard as "Essential Services" ?
> 
> If you select the second option, Allow Only Essential Services,
> Leopard will block anything except a few default services such as
> Bonjour, network configuration (for DHCP), and IPsec (for VPN and Back
> to My Mac connections).
> Only use this option if you want to block everything else; this will
> prevent any file sharing, remote access, or other services activated
> elsewhere on your Mac. For example, this is a good setting to use when
> you¹re on potentially hostile networks, such as the ones at hotels,
> and don¹t want to go through the effort of manually turning sharing off.
> 
> The third firewall option, Set Access For Specific Services And
> Applications, represents a new approach to managing traffic in Leopard.
> Previous versions of OS X used a technology known as stateful packet
> inspection. Leopard still includes this technology;
> however, with the application firewall enabled, it¹s set to allow all
> traffic. The application firewall then works a level above to block
> traffic based on the target application (socket)‹not the port.
> Below the application-firewall option, you¹ll see a pane that lists
> any running network services. These are automatically set when you
> startservices in the Sharing preferences pane. Below  this list are
> programs you¹ve authorised to accept or deny incoming connections. The
> first time you launch a program that uses networking, Leopard will ask
> if you want to allow or block incoming connections. That program is
> then added to the list. From here you can choose to allow or deny
> incoming connections for each individual program. For example, if you
> share iTunes at home, you can change the setting and manually block
> anyone from connecting when you¹re on a public network. (Keep in mind
> that the application firewall doesn¹t block any outgoing connections;
> a malicious program or careless user could still connect to hostile
> services and be compromised.)
> 
> Cheers,
> Ronni
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Re: File sharing on Macs - MB won't connect to MBP

[Paul K]

Hi Steven

Good to hear you have resolved this issue.

Just thought I'd remind you, if you haven't already done it, to
un-check guest access again as this is a 'potential' security risk.

Have fun
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Re: File sharing on Macs - MB won't connect to MBP

[Ronda Brown]

Neil, A  little more on Leopard Firewall FYI.

On 31/10/2008, at 8:01 PM, Neil Houghton wrote:


Now we have the choice to:

"Allow all incoming connections" or
"Allow only essential services" or
"Set access for specific services and applications"

Having checked my set-up (which I'm sure was the default) it seems  
to be the

first option - which sounds like it means firewall "off"

The trouble is, now I'm not sure how the other two options work -  
and the

help manual didn't enlighten me!

For example, what does OSX regard as "Essential Services" ?


If you select the second option, Allow Only Essential Services,  
Leopard will block anything except a few default services such as  
Bonjour, network configuration (for DHCP), and IPsec (for VPN and Back  
to My Mac connections).
Only use this option if you want to block everything else; this will  
prevent any file sharing, remote access, or other services activated  
elsewhere on your Mac. For example, this is a good setting to use when  
you’re on potentially hostile networks, such as the ones at hotels,  
and don’t want to go through the effort of manually turning sharing off.


The third firewall option, Set Access For Specific Services And  
Applications, represents a new approach to managing traffic in Leopard.
Previous versions of OS X used a technology known as stateful packet  
inspection. Leopard still includes this technology;
however, with the application firewall enabled, it’s set to allow all  
traffic. The application firewall then works a level above to block  
traffic based on the target application (socket)—not the port.
Below the application-firewall option, you’ll see a pane that lists  
any running network services. These are automatically set when you  
startservices in the Sharing preferences pane. Below  this list are  
programs you’ve authorised to accept or deny incoming connections. The  
first time you launch a program that uses networking, Leopard will ask  
if you want to allow or block incoming connections. That program is  
then added to the list. From here you can choose to allow or deny  
incoming connections for each individual program. For example, if you  
share iTunes at home, you can change the setting and manually block  
anyone from connecting when you’re on a public network. (Keep in mind  
that the application firewall doesn’t block any outgoing connections;  
a malicious program or careless user could still connect to hostile  
services and be compromised.)


Cheers,
Ronni
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Re: File sharing on Macs - MB won't connect to MBP

[gary dorn]

Hi Steven,

Make sure there isn't a firewall on the MBP that blocks fire sharing.


oh so that my problems ( new macbook)

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Re: File sharing on Macs - MB won't connect to MBP/ Leopard Firewall

[Ronda Brown]

Hi Neil,

To Add to Bob's reply.

Allow All Incoming Connections: This default option blocks no traffic.  
The firewall is off.


Block All Incoming Connections: An extreme option, this prevents any  
traffic from the outside world from initiating an
Unsolicited connection to any service on your computer, but allows you  
to connect out as much as you want.


Limit Incoming Connections to Specific Services and Applications: This  
option lets you pick and choose what gets in to which programs.
If you have any Sharing services enabled, they appear at the top of  
the list below Limit Incoming Connections.
If you have chosen to control incoming access for specific applications 
—including Apple programs like iPhoto or iTunes that add themselves to  
the list with your permission when you enable sharing within those  
programs—they appear in this list, too. When both services and  
applications are shown in the list, they’re separated by a line with  
services on top and applications on the bottom.


Whenever you turn on or off any service, it is added or removed from  
this list to create or remove an exception to the firewall. If you  
launch
a program that needs access from the outside world, Mac OS X prompts  
you for permission to allow such access; if you agree, the

application is automatically added.






Cheers,
Ronni

On 31/10/2008, at 8:30 PM, Robert Howells wrote:


Does this help :-





Bob


On 31/10/2008, at 8:01 PM, Neil Houghton wrote:


Hi Steven,

Glad to hear you found a solution.

I must admit, I find the Mac OSX firewall set-up much harder to  
understand

now.

It used to be that the firewall was on by default (but you could  
turn it off
if you so desired) and then you just turned on the features that  
you wanted
- eg file sharing, internet sharing etc. This all seemed self  
explanatory

(ie easy).

Now we have the choice to:

"Allow all incoming connections" or
"Allow only essential services" or
"Set access for specific services and applications"

Having checked my set-up (which I'm sure was the default) it seems  
to be the

first option - which sounds like it means firewall "off"

Didn't we used to deride Windows for having the firewall "off" by  
default?


The trouble is, now I'm not sure how the other two options work -  
and the

help manual didn't enlighten me!

For example, what does OSX regard as "Essential Services" ?

I note that if you tick one of the boxes in the Sharing panel and  
then check

back at the Firewall panel, then that "service" has been listed, eg:
File Sharing (AFP)
Printer Sharing

I would have thought that if you had ticked the box and the service  
was

listed then it would now be considered "essential" However, Steven's
experience seems to suggest that this is not the case (so what ARE
"essential services")

Or are the services listed only enabled if you tick the third  
option and, if
so, how do you know what you need to enable to do various things -  
in fact
what sort of things/programs require "incoming connections" and how  
do you
know? (or to put it another way, what sort of things are likely to  
stop

working if I tick it!!)

Anybody seen any GOOD articles that cover the new OSX firewall  
system & how

to set-it up (as I say, I found the onboard help pretty useless!)


Cheers


Neil
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on 31/10/08 7:14 PM, Steven Knowles at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:


James, I think that's it!

I was in process of following Daniel's suggestions - Repair
Permissions on both machines made no difference. Seeing your  
message,

I checked System Preferences > Security > Firewall. On the MBP I had
this set to "Allow only essential services". Changed it to "Allow  
all

incoming connections". Problem solved.

Thanks fellas.

Cheers, Steven

On 31/10/2008, at 2:09 PM, James Devenish wrote:


Hi Steven,

Make sure there isn't a firewall on the MBP that blocks fire  
sharing.


Regards,
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Re: File sharing on Macs - MB won't connect to MBP

[Robert Howells]

Does this help :-





Bob


On 31/10/2008, at 8:01 PM, Neil Houghton wrote:


Hi Steven,

Glad to hear you found a solution.

I must admit, I find the Mac OSX firewall set-up much harder to  
understand

now.

It used to be that the firewall was on by default (but you could  
turn it off
if you so desired) and then you just turned on the features that you  
wanted
- eg file sharing, internet sharing etc. This all seemed self  
explanatory

(ie easy).

Now we have the choice to:

"Allow all incoming connections" or
"Allow only essential services" or
"Set access for specific services and applications"

Having checked my set-up (which I'm sure was the default) it seems  
to be the

first option - which sounds like it means firewall "off"

Didn't we used to deride Windows for having the firewall "off" by  
default?


The trouble is, now I'm not sure how the other two options work -  
and the

help manual didn't enlighten me!

For example, what does OSX regard as "Essential Services" ?

I note that if you tick one of the boxes in the Sharing panel and  
then check

back at the Firewall panel, then that "service" has been listed, eg:
File Sharing (AFP)
Printer Sharing

I would have thought that if you had ticked the box and the service  
was

listed then it would now be considered "essential" However, Steven's
experience seems to suggest that this is not the case (so what ARE
"essential services")

Or are the services listed only enabled if you tick the third option  
and, if
so, how do you know what you need to enable to do various things -  
in fact
what sort of things/programs require "incoming connections" and how  
do you
know? (or to put it another way, what sort of things are likely to  
stop

working if I tick it!!)

Anybody seen any GOOD articles that cover the new OSX firewall  
system & how

to set-it up (as I say, I found the onboard help pretty useless!)


Cheers


Neil
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on 31/10/08 7:14 PM, Steven Knowles at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:


James, I think that's it!

I was in process of following Daniel's suggestions - Repair
Permissions on both machines made no difference. Seeing your message,
I checked System Preferences > Security > Firewall. On the MBP I had
this set to "Allow only essential services". Changed it to "Allow all
incoming connections". Problem solved.

Thanks fellas.

Cheers, Steven

On 31/10/2008, at 2:09 PM, James Devenish wrote:


Hi Steven,

Make sure there isn't a firewall on the MBP that blocks fire  
sharing.


Regards,
James.


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Re: File sharing on Macs - MB won't connect to MBP

[Neil Houghton]

Hi Steven,

Glad to hear you found a solution.

I must admit, I find the Mac OSX firewall set-up much harder to understand
now.

It used to be that the firewall was on by default (but you could turn it off
if you so desired) and then you just turned on the features that you wanted
- eg file sharing, internet sharing etc. This all seemed self explanatory
(ie easy).

Now we have the choice to:

"Allow all incoming connections" or
"Allow only essential services" or
"Set access for specific services and applications"

Having checked my set-up (which I'm sure was the default) it seems to be the
first option - which sounds like it means firewall "off"

Didn't we used to deride Windows for having the firewall "off" by default?

The trouble is, now I'm not sure how the other two options work - and the
help manual didn't enlighten me!

For example, what does OSX regard as "Essential Services" ?

I note that if you tick one of the boxes in the Sharing panel and then check
back at the Firewall panel, then that "service" has been listed, eg:
 File Sharing (AFP)
 Printer Sharing

I would have thought that if you had ticked the box and the service was
listed then it would now be considered "essential" However, Steven's
experience seems to suggest that this is not the case (so what ARE
"essential services")

Or are the services listed only enabled if you tick the third option and, if
so, how do you know what you need to enable to do various things - in fact
what sort of things/programs require "incoming connections" and how do you
know? (or to put it another way, what sort of things are likely to stop
working if I tick it!!)

Anybody seen any GOOD articles that cover the new OSX firewall system & how
to set-it up (as I say, I found the onboard help pretty useless!)


Cheers


Neil
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on 31/10/08 7:14 PM, Steven Knowles at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> James, I think that's it!
> 
> I was in process of following Daniel's suggestions - Repair
> Permissions on both machines made no difference. Seeing your message,
> I checked System Preferences > Security > Firewall. On the MBP I had
> this set to "Allow only essential services". Changed it to "Allow all
> incoming connections". Problem solved.
> 
> Thanks fellas.
> 
> Cheers, Steven
> 
> On 31/10/2008, at 2:09 PM, James Devenish wrote:
> 
>> Hi Steven,
>> 
>> Make sure there isn't a firewall on the MBP that blocks fire sharing.
>> 
>> Regards,
>> James.
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Re: File sharing on Macs - MB won't connect to MBP

[Steven Knowles]

James, I think that's it!

I was in process of following Daniel's suggestions - Repair  
Permissions on both machines made no difference. Seeing your message,  
I checked System Preferences > Security > Firewall. On the MBP I had  
this set to "Allow only essential services". Changed it to "Allow all  
incoming connections". Problem solved.


Thanks fellas.

Cheers, Steven

On 31/10/2008, at 2:09 PM, James Devenish wrote:


Hi Steven,

Make sure there isn't a firewall on the MBP that blocks fire sharing.

Regards,
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Re: File sharing on Macs - MB won't connect to MBP

[James Devenish]

Hi Steven,

Make sure there isn't a firewall on the MBP that blocks fire sharing.

Regards,
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Re: File sharing on Macs - MB won't connect to MBP

[Daniel Kerr]

Hi Steven

You could also try the following:-

€ Resetting the PRAM (Restart, holding down Apple-Option-P-R keys until you
hear the start up chimes a couple of times.) As PRAM also holds some network
"things" I do believe.

€Repair permissions.

€ Check network name/sharing settings.

€ Check if any information in keychain (Applications/Utilities/KeyChain
Access) is relating to network sharing of the other laptop, incase that's
come over and is "looking" for the wrong information. If it is, you could
delete them and let it "connect" again.

I did have a clients machine that after a Migrate would not share to their
other computers as well. After trying various fixes, suggestions and hours
of googling for thousands of answers,...I just did an Archive and Install of
the Operating System again (keeping all their data). After that it all
worked perfectly.

So if none of the above work, and you don't get any other answers,..that may
be worth a try.

Hope that helps.

Kind Regards
Daniel


On 31/10/08 6:36 PM, "Steven Knowles" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Thanks Daniel. Had a read of those sites. The problem does sound
> similar to mine, but I couldn't follow the fixes proposed. The
> solution makes reference to deletion of a "URLMount (from old Mac)". I
> do have a URLMount folder on both MBP and MB, but not a "URLMount
> (from old Mac)" on either. I did however back up the data on the MB
> from Time Machine, and then once I got my MBP back from repair, I
> transferred the user (me) from the MB to the MBP using Target Disk
> mode. So it must have something to do with the problem it seems.
> 
> By the way, when I use the "Connect As.." function, eventually I get
> this error message...
> 
> 
> "Connection failed. The server may not exist or is not operational at
> this time. Check the server name or IP address and your network
> connection and try again".
> 
> 
> Both MB and MBP are accessing the network just fine, and as mentioned
> earlier, the MBP can access the MB.
> 
> Cheers, Steven
> 
> 
> 
> On 31/10/2008, at 1:18 PM, Daniel Kerr wrote:
> 
>> On 31/10/08 5:59 PM, "Steven Knowles" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> 
>>> I have a MacBook Pro (MBP) and a MacBook (MB) both running latest OS.
>>> 
>>> With File Sharing turned on for each machine, the MBP can connect to
>>> the MB, but the MB won't connect to the MBP.
>>> 
>>> From the MB, I can see the MBP listed under Shared Devices. If I
>>> click on the MPB icon, the main windows says "Connecting...". But it
>>> never connects. After a couple of minutes it says "Connection
>>> Failed".
>>> If I click on the "Connect As.." button, it just goes through the
>>> "Connecting..." process again.
>>> 
>>> Any suggestions as to what may be the problem, or how to fix it?
>>> 
>>> Cheers, Steven
>>> 
>> Hi Steven
>> 
>> A quick google search using the terms Network Sharing "Connection
>> Failed"
>> will give you quite a few results.
>> 
>> Some of it suggestions if you migrated data from a backup or time
>> machine
>> backup from another computer, then some of the network files can be
>> wrong.
>> Some people corrected by doing an "Archive and Install" whereas
>> another
>> article 
>> which
>> then points to the Apple Support site >> 
>> suggestions removing a file and letting it "Reset" it.
>> 
>> Try that and see how you go.
>> 
>> 
>> Kind Regards
>> Daniel
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[Steven Knowles]

Thanks Daniel. Had a read of those sites. The problem does sound  
similar to mine, but I couldn't follow the fixes proposed. The  
solution makes reference to deletion of a "URLMount (from old Mac)". I  
do have a URLMount folder on both MBP and MB, but not a "URLMount  
(from old Mac)" on either. I did however back up the data on the MB  
from Time Machine, and then once I got my MBP back from repair, I  
transferred the user (me) from the MB to the MBP using Target Disk  
mode. So it must have something to do with the problem it seems.


By the way, when I use the "Connect As.." function, eventually I get  
this error message...



"Connection failed. The server may not exist or is not operational at  
this time. Check the server name or IP address and your network  
connection and try again".



Both MB and MBP are accessing the network just fine, and as mentioned  
earlier, the MBP can access the MB.


Cheers, Steven



On 31/10/2008, at 1:18 PM, Daniel Kerr wrote:


On 31/10/08 5:59 PM, "Steven Knowles" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:


I have a MacBook Pro (MBP) and a MacBook (MB) both running latest OS.

With File Sharing turned on for each machine, the MBP can connect to
the MB, but the MB won't connect to the MBP.

From the MB, I can see the MBP listed under Shared Devices. If I
click on the MPB icon, the main windows says "Connecting...". But it
never connects. After a couple of minutes it says "Connection  
Failed".

If I click on the "Connect As.." button, it just goes through the
"Connecting..." process again.

Any suggestions as to what may be the problem, or how to fix it?

Cheers, Steven


Hi Steven

A quick google search using the terms Network Sharing "Connection  
Failed"

will give you quite a few results.

Some of it suggestions if you migrated data from a backup or time  
machine
backup from another computer, then some of the network files can be  
wrong.
Some people corrected by doing an "Archive and Install" whereas  
another
article   
which
then points to the Apple Support site 

suggestions removing a file and letting it "Reset" it.

Try that and see how you go.


Kind Regards
Daniel

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Re: File sharing on Macs - MB won't connect to MBP

[Steven Knowles]

Thanks Johann. I've checked this out as suggested. On both MB & MBP,  
the Guest Accounts had "Allow guests to log into this computer"  
unchecked, and "Allow guests to connect to shared folders" checked.


So I checked "Allow guests to log into this computer" on both  
machines. Unfortunately, problem remains, ie. MB won't access MBP.


Cheers, Steven


On 31/10/2008, at 1:26 PM, Johann Kienbrandt wrote:

if you have a guest account, allow it to connect to shared folders,  
that should do the trick.


johann


On 31/10/2008, at 17:59 PM, Steven Knowles wrote:


I have a MacBook Pro (MBP) and a MacBook (MB) both running latest OS.

With File Sharing turned on for each machine, the MBP can connect  
to the MB, but the MB won't connect to the MBP.


From the MB, I can see the MBP listed under Shared Devices. If I  
click on the MPB icon, the main windows says "Connecting...". But  
it never connects. After a couple of minutes it says "Connection  
Failed". If I click on the "Connect As.." button, it just goes  
through the "Connecting..." process again.


Any suggestions as to what may be the problem, or how to fix it?

Cheers, Steven


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if you have a guest account, allow it to connect to shared folders,  
that should do the trick.


johann


On 31/10/2008, at 17:59 PM, Steven Knowles wrote:


I have a MacBook Pro (MBP) and a MacBook (MB) both running latest OS.

With File Sharing turned on for each machine, the MBP can connect to  
the MB, but the MB won't connect to the MBP.


From the MB, I can see the MBP listed under Shared Devices. If I  
click on the MPB icon, the main windows says "Connecting...". But it  
never connects. After a couple of minutes it says "Connection  
Failed". If I click on the "Connect As.." button, it just goes  
through the "Connecting..." process again.


Any suggestions as to what may be the problem, or how to fix it?

Cheers, Steven

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Re: File sharing on Macs - MB won't connect to MBP

[Daniel Kerr]

On 31/10/08 5:59 PM, "Steven Knowles" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> I have a MacBook Pro (MBP) and a MacBook (MB) both running latest OS.
> 
> With File Sharing turned on for each machine, the MBP can connect to
> the MB, but the MB won't connect to the MBP.
> 
>  From the MB, I can see the MBP listed under Shared Devices. If I
> click on the MPB icon, the main windows says "Connecting...". But it
> never connects. After a couple of minutes it says "Connection Failed".
> If I click on the "Connect As.." button, it just goes through the
> "Connecting..." process again.
> 
> Any suggestions as to what may be the problem, or how to fix it?
> 
> Cheers, Steven
> 
Hi Steven

A quick google search using the terms Network Sharing "Connection Failed"
will give you quite a few results.

Some of it suggestions if you migrated data from a backup or time machine
backup from another computer, then some of the network files can be wrong.
Some people corrected by doing an "Archive and Install" whereas another
article  which
then points to the Apple Support site 
suggestions removing a file and letting it "Reset" it.

Try that and see how you go.


Kind Regards
Daniel

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File sharing on Macs - MB won't connect to MBP

[Steven Knowles]

I have a MacBook Pro (MBP) and a MacBook (MB) both running latest OS.

With File Sharing turned on for each machine, the MBP can connect to  
the MB, but the MB won't connect to the MBP.


From the MB, I can see the MBP listed under Shared Devices. If I  
click on the MPB icon, the main windows says "Connecting...". But it  
never connects. After a couple of minutes it says "Connection Failed".  
If I click on the "Connect As.." button, it just goes through the  
"Connecting..." process again.


Any suggestions as to what may be the problem, or how to fix it?

Cheers, Steven

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