Networking to a PC can be a little difficult if you have not done it before and it is almost impossible to explain everything by an e-mail as it is a big subject, below are some guide lines that may help you. You can also go to the website MacWindows http://macwindows.com/ and have a read over a few things there, if all this fails I think you may have to call someone in to help you.
Dave ------------------------------------- The following steps will help you configure the Windows 2000 and Macintosh machines with the minimum configuration necessary for it to work properly. Windows - Right click on My Network Places and select Properties - Right click on the Local Area Connection and select Properties - Get the properties for TCP/IP - Enter the IP address 192.168.0.1 and the subnet mask 255.255.255.0 - Leave the Default Gateway blank - Select the Advanced button - On the DNS tab, verify that the DNS server address is blank - On the WINS tab, verify that the WINS server address is blank and that "Enable NetBIOS over TCP/IP is selected" - Click OK - Install File and Print Sharing for Microsoft Networks - Close all windows - Right Click on My Computer - Select Properties - Click on the Network Identification tab - The name of the computer will be "Windows" and the workgroup will be "Workgroup" - Close everything and restart - After restarting, right-click in the middle of the desktop and choose New - Folder - Right-click on New Folder and select Sharing - Select Share this folder and then click OK Macintosh OS 8.6 - 9.x - Open the TCP/IP control panel - Connect Via - Ethernet, Configure - Manually - IP address 192.168.0.2, subnet mask 255.255.255.0 - Make sure there is no router or name server address and no search domains - Close TCP/IP and save the changes - Open the NetBIOS control panel - The name will be Macintosh and the workgroup will be Workgroup Macintosh OS X - Open the Network preference in the System preferences - Show - Built in Ethernet, Configure - Manually - IP address 192.168.0.2, subnet mask 255.255.255.0 - Make sure there is no router or name server address and no search domains - Click 'Apply Now' and close the Network preference - Select the Finder and on the menu bar select Go - Connect to server to browse the network
