Wireless/airdrop/file sharing problems

Wireless/airdrop/file sharing problems
I operate an IMac 3.06GHz and an Airbook 1.4 GHz
I frequently need to transfer files between the two, and in OSX 10.6, did so by setting the iMac to share the wireless connection and using drop box
This no longer functions in Lion (1.7.1).
Symptoms are:
1. Air drop simply does not function. Neither computer recognizes the other, even if they are adjacent.
2. The Airbook will recognize the wireless connection, and is able to connect with some programs, but not all.
3. For example, Safari is able to load news sites, but not gmail and a google search freezes, although a Bing search for the succeeds.
4. Turning both Firewalls off has no effect
5. Restarting both computers with new settings has no effect
6. Neither machine shows in the sidebar of finder, therefore I am unable to access one from the other directly.
Any ideas or back to Snow Leopard?

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File sharing problems and horror story (nearly)

I use Leopard on a MacBook Pro, a MacBook and a iMac G4 800 MHz (unsupported model).
I have on the iMac and the MacBook Pro many users (the same ont he two machines) and I always use Fast User Switching.
I have had very few problems with Leopard until now; I like it even if there are some glitches or some new features which are not my cup of tea (hierarchical menus missing from the dock, stacks useless when there are many items, FireWall impossibilities (?) to open specific ports, Back to my Mac working on a Lan but not from outside until now, problems with a few apps (Parallels networking erratic), ...
Now about File Sharing.
Let say my main account is user1 (Administrator), and I have another user2 also administrator, plus user3, user4 standard users.
On the iMac I activate File Sharing.
On the MacBookPro, as user1, if I connect to the iMac Server (using afp://IPaddress_of_theiMac/) I do NOT get the dialog
"Enter your user name and password to access file server YYY
Connect to server as Guest or as Registered User"
but I directly get the dialog
"Select the volumes you want to mount on YYY"
From this, if I select user1 it mounts with full read/write permissions which is normal. It appears that I am connected with my Apple account user1&mac.com (same as mentionned in the Account panel of System Preferences).
On the other hand, if I try to connect to the user2 account, I only get limited access although in the File Sharing Preferences, user1/iMac is mentionned with full Read/Write preferences for the Home Folder of user2.
What is very surprising is that if I log on the MacBook Pro as user2, or user 3 or user4, then connect to the iMac, I first get the dialog to enter a user name and a password. This gives me access with the correct full permissions on user1/iMac or user2/iMac using the corresponding user name/password pair; this is the usual behaviour which is missing when trying to connect from user1/MacBook Pro.
Now for the Horror Story!
Trying to understand what was going on with the permissions of the user2/iMac account, I logged in to the iMac as user1, went to the Users folder and from there had a look on the informations about user2 home folder. In the lower part of the pannel, Sharing & Permissions says "You have no access" (which is normal) and this is followed by a table where users and permissions are listed. It seems user1 has Read and Write access in contradiction with the preceding phrase...
Anyway, I tried to modify these authorizations for user2 by clicking on the lock of the Information pannel and entering name and password of the administrator. Didn't go farther than that. By mistake, I hit Command-Delete and user2 was GONE from the list AND NOT ONLY from the list in the Information window! Using Fast User Switching and going to user2, nothing left on the Desktop and NO Home anymore.
In the System Preferences/Accounts panel, user2 was still mentionned.
In the Users folder, no user2 folder anymore.
Using once again Fast User Switching, I logged as user2 and got by magic an all new Home. Nothing left in Documents, Library or other user1 folders. Standard settings for icons, dock, etc.
My first move has been to use a very recent backup to restore everything (Thank you Mike Bombich from Copy Cloner!).
Once everything was back to normal, I had a look at the Trash from user1 and guess what, the Home folder of user2 was there, complete.
So now I am left with two questions
why is it I do not have the same dialogs when connecting from all the accounts although as far as I can see, configurations are the same?
why is it possible, from an Information pannel to delete the account of another user?
Thank you all for comments!

For the file sharing problems, answer is found in
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Simon Slavin United Kingdom
If you have a problem please start a thread of your own. Don't get us confused between solving two different problems.
Simon,
The subject of this thread is dealing with:
"Server 10.8 file sharing problem"
Specifically for direct attached storage file sharing permissions issue.
Client computers having issues with folder permissions
These are exactly my issues as well. I was hoping to try a solution here or maybe proffer a solution if found elsewhere. I did not realize each problem should be opened as a separate discussion....
Sulking back into the shadow...

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Ok I have read pages and pages on this with no luck. I have 3 computers. two which are wired and a laptop that is not. The two computers that are wired can see each other in the network neighbourhood and their folders files and printers and access them with no problems. I on the other hand with my laptop cannot even ping them. I see my laptop in the NN but nothing else.
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the two wired ones are windows xp pro and the laptop that is wireless is xp home so simple file sharing is on for that one.
simple file sharing is also on for the two pro machines
the weird thing is that I cannot even ping the two wired machines. that's why i think it is a router issue but without a setting for AP isolation what do I look for?????????????????
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Paul

If the two pcs can go online through the router, and pinging the router fine, you should be able to share files with the two of them. If they are not pinging each other, it means there's a firewall blocking it. Turn off the firewalls in each pc.

WRT54G file sharing problem

Ok I have a problem,
I had a old router before and worked very fine. All my shared forlder on my other computer was in the list of my network.
I didnt change anything on my computers, bought a linksys and all my shared folders disapeared...
at the start I thought that it was a router config problem. It semms not.
I talked with a linksys tech and says that is a computer config problem
I did all what it needed to, check the file sharing and print sharing. No changes
they say to make a home networking but it seems to be only with wired thing, not the wireless
I need a step by step because my english is not perfect
I have awired computer + a wireless computer
thanksMessage Edited by Johnnybee on 04-03-200707:36 AM

Did you try creating new shared folders and veryfing if they can be seen on both computers?

Airdrop file sharing - what about ethernet? How strange.

Overall I like Lion, but sometimes I wonder what Apple is thinking. You have a file sharing app for your LAN, but then any wired computer is excluded? You have Macs on the same LAN, why not allow Airdrop to work over the wired connection?
I suppose you would have to change the name. Seems silly to have to leave the wireless receiver on with an ethernet connected Mac just to do Airdrop.
But really, other than that oddity, I like Lion.

Hi-
A suggestion as a possible simpler alternative-
The standard method of file sharing is structured so as to protect your system and your privacy by limiting the access and privileges of remote users. However in your particular situation, there is only one person - yourself- who already owns and controls both Macs, and so there is no privacy/security issue raised by granting full control to yourself when logged in remotely.
You might therefore therefore try it this way:
Enable File Sharing on both Macs. You shouldn't need to designate particular additional folders.
From the iMac: when you connect remotely to the MBP, enter the username and password of the user account that is on the MBP, not your current iMac username and password.
You should then be effectively logged in as the MBP user, not the iMac user. You should be able to navigate to the place on the MBP where you want to save things, presumably within the Home folder of the logged-in MBP account. If the MBP account is an admin account, you could navigate to the Shared folder as well. The files that you save should end up being owned by the MBP user account, and therefore should remain editable once you are physically back at the MBP.
Likewise if you want to share files that are on the iMac, then when you are sitting at the MBP, connect by entering the username and password of the user account on the iMac.

10.5.2. Mac-to-Mac File Sharing problem

Sorry for the duplicate post. I posted this in the "Using OSX" forum as well since I wasn't sure the best place to post it.
I have two Macs running 10.5.2. A 2.5Ghz G5 connected via an ethernet cable to an AEBS. And a 2.4Ghz MBP that is wirelessly connected to the same router.
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All I can contribute is a "me too". Here's the situation:
I have a Power Macintosh G5 dual 2.7GHz that I use as a server at work. I frequently synchronize files (over AFS File Sharing) over an Ehternet LAN between it and my MacBook Pro. My MacBook Pro has been running Leopard for several months while my PowerMac G5 was running 10.4.11 until this week. Having been happy with Leopard on my MBP, I decided to upgrade my G5. Since then, file transfers between the two computers have been a royal disaster. When I initially connect I can get speeds of up to 1.5 MB/s, but it quickly drops to 30KB/s or less. I can't quite figure out the pattern. It does seem uploading to my G5 is not as affected as downloading from my G5.
Given the fact I didn't see any file transfer issues between the two computers before upgrading the G5 to Leopard (10.5.2), I suspect the issue is with the PowerMac G5 solely or due to the communication between two Leopard computers.
On my G5, I tinkered with the "Advanced" settings in the Network Preference Pane. Since I have read some comments criticizing Apple's automatic flow control for network traffic as implemented in Leopard, what I did was click the "Advanced..." button on the Network PrefPane:
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* I switched "Duplex" to "full duplex" without "flow-control"
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i just receive my MBP a few weeks ago and i wanted to transfer some data with a friend who has a MacBook. I tried to share a folder and it cold not be seen by the MB as guest login. i checked the permission when i add the folder to the file sharing as read only. Second problem i had is more intriguing...finally a i decide to log in as Me with the MB, and then i saw my folder shared. he copy the stuff he need it with an acceptable speed. He shared a folder to me the same way i tried and it works!! but the more frustrating was to see how slow was the transfer from the MB to my MBP. Can find any explication...any suggestion???? please !!

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I have limited knowledge of file sharing, keychain access, and Macs in general.
My school uses the Mac OS 9's for our schoolwide "Accerated Reader" program (a common program for schools accross the US).
I am unable to get the 4th grade class room's Mac computer to access the share disk "AR Folder," which means that the Accerated Reader program won't work in this particular classroom.
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First..many people may be hesitant to help answer your posts as it deals with a school and security issues and passwords. It is not too good to mispell "accelerated". This could indicate someone trying to get into an area they don't have permission to access.
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1. Perhaps you could explain your position in school.
2. - Ask the tech people at school for assistance. I know this can be had at times. I work in a school with all PC's and only a few Macs so they are not quite up to fixing our mac problems.
3. - post more info as to if these computers are able to use internet or are they just going to the school server etc.
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The only way to connect is to use the "Connnect to Server" optin in the finder window and use the IP address of the MacBook and explicitly use a valid user and password (guest will not connect from this method either)
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I have a serious problem with file sharing, someone please help.
I shared a folder "Accounts". The permissions for this "Accounts" folder is as follows:
David - read/write
User 1 - read/write
User 2 - read/write
User 3 - read/write
Everyone - No Access
I shared another folder "Software". The permissions for this "Software" is as follows
David - read/write
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Device Tree : /PCI0/EHC1@1D,7/@2:3
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Universal Unique Identifier : DCCEEEF2-D8F9-3EC0-BCA0-713C8A587583
Capacity : 698.5 GB (750,022,115,328 Bytes)
Free Space : 590.8 GB (634,412,806,144 Bytes)
Used : 107.7 GB (115,609,309,184 Bytes)
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Can Be Formatted : Yes
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Supports Journaling : Yes
Journaled : Yes
Disk Number : 1
Partition Number : 3

File sharing problems

My husband's computer is a G5 using 10.4.9. It is connected to our modem/router by ethernet.
My computer is a macbook pro using Snow Leopard. His computer showed up in my sharing menu (yay!) but then disappeared. I went onto his computer and noticed that file sharing was off (why?) so I unlocked the lock, turned it on, then re-locked it. Then I tried to connect. His computer did come up in the sharing menu on my computer, but when I tried to access it, the spinning wheel went round and round and then gave an error message. Amazingly, sitting right there in front of both screens, I saw the File Sharing permission turn off on his! On the other hand, his computer can see mine with no problem and connect. Also, I tried to connect to his from mine using Share Screen and it works perfectly, although only as a guest having to ask permission (for some reason, neither his name and password nor mine are recognized.
I am at a total loss. The same thing happened with my earlier laptop, which used 10.3.9.
Any clues?
And, just in case, he did not touch any of these settings...i do all the computer maintenance in the family!

Hi,
Thanks for all your thoughtful help. I did upgrade to 10.4.11 and fixed permissons. I turned on that thing in the security settings. Those things did not keep it from losing the setting.
I enabled apple remote desktop and made sure the users both had permissions for everything. i gave a password to vnc in that area (the only place to put a password).
i enabled remote login and remote apple events.
It is just crazy. about 1/3 of the time it says that file sharing is starting up and there is a checkmark next to it but the message does not go away. Other times, it actually says that it has started up and then i am able to connect using one of the names, but when I click on any folder, once connected, the wheel spins and I am back in nowhere land, finally disconnecting again. I, also, cannot seem to 'undo' the personal sharing when it is supposedly starting up, to get it out of its loop.
i have the folowing turned on:
Personal File Sharing (sort of)
Windows Sharing
Remote Login
FTP Access
Apple Remote Desktop
Remote Apple Events
Printer Sharing
Once, when I logged in as me instead of him, i did get a drop box, which was empty (that's ok, there really is nothing in it). But it's like I can sort of get on, but the hard drives themselves seem to be disabled past that, and then i get kicked out.
Any other ideas? Sorry to go on, but this is so silly!
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