File sharing in network

I have just recently started to use Leopard on my new Macbook.
My problem now is to get file sharing with my Imac with Tiger to function.
I can see the shared folders from Imac on my Macbook but nothing else.
How do I get for example the folder Documents from my Imac to show up on my Macbook. And is it also possible to get a connected USB-disk from my Imac to show up on my Macbook.
I managed that before with AppleTalk, but I understand that file sharing in Leopard don't use AppleTalk as the preferred method to connect.
I have John as adminstrator account on my Imac and John J. as administrator on my Macbook. What settings are then needed to get the folder Documents from the Account John on Imac visible when you are logged on as John J. on the Macbook.

Hi Prashanth,
There are multiple ways to move content from fileShares to SharePoint.
Step 1: Create the SharePoint Information Architecture - create a site collection preferably chose a document center template, create document libraries and folders as per the network folder structure in your organization.
Step 2: Map your File Share as Network drive in your client machine, and same way map your SharePoint website document library as network drive too. Drag and drop files.
Note there are 2 issues for this approach,
1) your document metadata will be lost, the last modified by will change to the account with which you have logged into SharePoint while copying, and the last modified time will be changed.
2) Its a tedious manual approach if you have lots of files.
Now for retaining the metadata you will need to depend upon a 3rd party tools ( or this codeplex solution: http://f2sp.codeplex.com/ (I havent verified that this works with Sp 2013 or not).
Using 3rd party tools has the advantage of retaining metadata and any issues with file naming conventions will also be taken care of most of the prominent tools which otherwise needs to be taken care by administrator manually. - Note SharePoint has file
naming conventions - https://support2.microsoft.com/kb/905231?wa=wsignin1.0.
Also In order to reduce the effort in second step you can also create content organizer rules and map your drop off library as the drag and drop location.
finally do read this awesome blog post by Sean Earp and Andre Kieft before starting of with the project. http://blogs.technet.com/b/ptsblog/archive/2013/11/04/migrating-file-shares-to-sharepoint-online.aspx
Hope that helps.

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File sharing in Network Attached Storage

This isn't strictly a Mac question, but I always get good advice, so here goes: We are a design shop using Macs for CAD and similar work. We want to get a NAS for centralized file sharing. But how does the NAS handle two people using a file at the same time? If user A opens and modifies a file, but doesn't save or close it, what does user B see when he opens the same file on the NAS? Is there a way to restrict access to one user at a time? This seems a prudent strategy. Some of the NAS models we're looking at offer an even more confusing Dropbox-like synced folder system that resides on each machine. Same question: if I open a file on my machine that is NAS-synced, what does my neighbor see? Thanks to anyone for your help!

Hi,
You need not to use MSCS cluster solution for TREX distributed installation. You can have all data on central storage that can be NFS mounted or on SAN that can be access by both master and slave servers. Check installation guide. Please find an extract from the guide:
Centralized Data Storage
With centralized data storage, the data is stored so that all TREX hosts can access it.
Centralized data storage can be realized with different hardware solutions: The data can be located on a server that is optimized for file sharing, in a storage area network (SAN), or on a network attached storage server (NAS server). It is important that the connection between the TREX hosts and the data is sufficiently fast. In the following documentation, a central storage location is referred to as a file server regardless of the underlying hardware.
Centralized data storage is necessary if you want indexing to be highly available. You can only move from a master index or queue server to a backup index or queue server if you are using centralized data storage. You can use standard solutions such as the RAID system to make data highly available.
Centralized data storage also has the following advantages if you are only using master and slave hosts:
● Index replication generates less of a network load because the replicated files do not have to be copied onto every slave host.
● Index replication is quicker.
● Less disk space is required for the replicated indexes because all slave hosts share an index copy.
Thanks
Sunny

File sharing home network doesn't work

I have tried to activate sharing and ticked file sharing, but cannot access my imac from other macs in my home. Any tips?

Please carefully read Apple's advice letter on File sharing. It works perfectly assuming you set it up correctly, if you still hvae trouble figuring it out call AppleCare or visit your local Apple Store and speak to a Genius.

Apple ID for Screen/File Sharing Home Network

I have several Macs connected mostly by ethernet as part of my home network. I am trying to simplify the act of logging into one device from another. One method is to setup a username and password for each Mac, and then use these credentials to log into the other computers when prompted. However, I'd like to use the alternative method of using a shared Apple ID registered on each machine, as described here: OS X Yosemite: Set up users on your Mac at step 8, first bullet point. However, it is unclear exactly WHERE this Apple ID is linked to the user. On older versions of OSX, there is a "Set" button in the Users preferences panel; in Yosemite, this button is no longer present. I have entered my apple ID in the "Advanced Options" screen, accessible by unlocking the lock, and right clicking on the user in question. On the Advanced Options screen, there is a place to enter the Apple ID, as well as an alias. I have also linked all my Macs to my iCloud account in the "iCloud" panel in System Preferences.
I think Apple has made changes to OSX Yosemite, but haven't updated their online user manual in reference to this in Yosemite. The funny thing is am able to log into some of my computers using my Apple ID, but not others, despite the settings appearing to all be the same. I have also tried using an Airport Extreme router (newest version) instead of my Asus router, but it hasn't helped the situation.
Any help or insights would be appreciated...

Hey kennamy,
I see that you want to access some of your computers remotely and are experiencing some issues. Since you have an iCloud account already signed in to all devices, I would recommend that you use Back to my Mac in order to accomplish this:
Set up and use Back to My Mac - Apple Support
http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT4907
Thanks for coming to the Apple Support Communities!
Regards,
Braden

Troubleshooting File Sharing Thru Network

So I'm working at a small (6 people) office, where we are all connected through an Airport base station to the main iMac G4. Someone set up this network years ago and nobody knows how to get ahold of this guy, and somehow I ended up being the default IT person, because I know the most about computers (which is not saying much, believe you me). Anyway, all files are stored on the iMac, so whenever anybody wants to work on a file they mount the iMac (Finder-Go-Connect to Server, then browse and connect), then they go into the iMac's folders and open up the file they want (usually just Word docs) and start working.
The trouble is, when we're working on a document through the iMac, we get constant spinning balls and frequently get disconnected from the network. What are we doing wrong? Is it the wireless connection?
I'm sorry if this has been covered - I have been searching the discussions for hours and I haven't found this problem yet. Thanks!
Details:
iMacG4 is main server, running OS X 10.2.9
Other computers connected to the Airport network are iBooks, Powerbooks, and another iMac, running various versions of OS X.
Internet connection is through broadband
All laptops are connected to the network wirelessly.
Thanks

There are many reasons this could be happening, among them:
- poor wireless connection, caused by radiofrequency interference from neighboring wireless networks and 2.4GHz portable phones
- heavy wireless network usage from six work stations all connecting wirelessly
- a slow iMac being called upon to function as a network file server
First step in the troubleshooting process - figure out whether or not this problem is indeed being caused by the wireless network connection. Try cabling one of the client Macs via cabled ethernet to the iMac "server" and see if the symptoms you describe go away.

XP pro file sharing and guest password - how to enable guest password?

Hi,
I want to share files between two Windows XP pro computers. I would also like that these shares can only be accessed with a password.
Here's a description of my setup:
I have two laptops: over 1 yo Fujitsu-Siemens (FS) running on Windows XP pro (finnish) and a brand new Thinkpad T61 (TP) running on Windows XP pro (english). Both of theses computers have guest account enabled and these accounts have also been password protected. FS's guest account is called "vieras" because of the language settings and TP's guest account is of course just "guest". Guest account passwords have been enabled using "net user <user name> *".
I've disabled simple file sharing on both computers, set shared folder permission to only contain these users: TP - "Guest (TP\Guest)" and FS - "Vieras (FS\Vieras)". Both computers have F-secure on them so I've made firewall rules which enable following services both ways to a specific IP: Ping / ICMP echo request and reply ; Windows file sharing and network printers ; Windows network browsing ; ICMP / Internet Control Message Protocol. I've also enabled these services on Windows firewall.
These computers can connect to each other either via Wi-Fi access point (b-mode) or directly using an ad-hoc Wi-Fi configuration (g-mode). Obviously the latter is used for more bandwidth hungry file transfers. Also, sometimes a cross-over Ethernet cable is used as well for even faster file transfers.
Everything on my setup works just fine except just one thing. I connect to a shared resource by running the computer's IP address. When I connect from TP to FS it prompts for username and password. FS accepts both english and finnish names for the guest account provided that the password is correct. But here's the problem... When connecting from FS to TP _no password or username prompt appears_. If I browse TP's shared folder sessions (under My Computer -> manage) I can see that FS is logged on as "vieras" i.e. FS's guest account.
Since I enabled FS's network shares over a year a go I can't remember everything I did to make it work. Every relevant configuration on TP and FS seem to be identical (e.g. "Security settings -> local policies -> security options -> Accounts: limit local account use of blank passwords to console logon only -> enabled") but still TP accepts connections without password prompt.
I've tried to get TP's password prompts enabled for a while now without any success. I did a lot of searching on the subject but I could only find instructions on how to disable guest account password prompts for network shares.
Has anyone had similar experiences or does anyone know what I should try out next? Thanks...
Solved!
Go to Solution.

Success!
I solved my problem by changing guest account passwords. I tried to keep things simple by using the same guest password on both computers. This however allowed FS to log on to TP without guest password for some unknown reason. My logic would tell me that having the same guest password would allow both computers to log in without password but this wasn't obviously the case. I guess Windows has its own logic that I can't figure out or this issue had something to do with different language setups. Anyhow my shares work now like I want them to work.

File Sharing via Ethernet Cable

I currently have an Imac core duo connected to a router via airport, and a imac G3 just sitting idly in the corner. However i have some important files i need to transfer to the Core duo from the G3, and all i have is an Ethernet cable. Is this possible and how would i got about doing it? I have setup a small wireless network (for internet sharing), but outside of that i am totally clueless when it comes to file sharing and networks - so all help is appreciated!
Thanks in advance, Feron.

I would plug the two machines directly into each other with your ethernet cable. It will be the fastest transfer and take as many things out of the equation as possible.
Are you running OSX on both machines? If either computer isn't seeing the other, try turning off each firewall under the same 'Sharing' preference pane that you turned on the personal file sharing. At the top of that same pane, give each computer a name in the 'Computer Name:' dialog. Then you can return to the Finder and choose Go-->Connect to Server... Type in the name + ".local" (ie: "Feron.local") and explicitly connect to the other machine.

Problem using File sharing in a small office network

I have a problem using File sharing on an Imac and Macbook Pro.
My office has a small network running Windows Small office file server 2003. I have one Windows 2000 PC connected to it and 3 Macs, an 2.4 gHz Intel iMac running Leopard 10.5.6 , a MBP running the same and a Mac Mini running 10.5.
From the Finder Shared window of the Mac Mini, I can see all the computers on the network. It also used to be the case for the iMac, but the MBP could never see the Windows PC’s, not the server or the Win2000. This wasn’t a big problem as I was communicating between the Macs and using the shared printer on the iMac.
On Monday Jan 19 the iMac was suddenly unavailable to the other 2 Macs. It was working normally on the Friday. The iMac can access the Mac Mini and copy files to it. The Mac Mini can see the iMac but cannot access it. Even trying to connect as, ends in a failed connection. I have tried rebooting, turning File sharing off and then on again to no avail.
The iMac now also cannot see the Windows PC’s which it previously could.
To get files from the MBP for printing, I now copy it to the Mac Mini and acces the folder from the iMac, a very tedious procedure. I don’t know why this happened and am scared that the Mac Mini is going to do the same thing.
All three computers are also running VMware 2.0 with Windows XP pro, and from VMware the server is visible on all the computers.
Any help will be much appreciated, I live in a small town in South Africa and the local computer suppliers have no knowledge of the Macs.
I think that the problem with the iMac may have started after a software upgrade to 10.5.6 but I am not entirely sure.
Thank you
ajdk

Well, you're current method sounds pretty good. But if you want to user a file server, hey go ahead.
What you want to do when you centralize project files is to keep track of which one is the newest and becareful not to overwrite files with the same name. So you either have to set up individual spaces on the server (separate AFP/FTP folders maybe), or you'll need to run a file checkout service.
The individual space is cheaper, but it's not much of a difference from backing up to the network drive. Since you have Gigabit connections, you might even opt to save ALL the user files on the server instead of just the project files.
If you want to run a file checkout service, there's two approaches. You can run a service that can host any kind of file, or you can run a version control system for each kind of application (Photoshop, Word, etc.). Please notice, that as you read further and further along, the methods become more and more expensive and complicated. Once you get to this point, it will be necessary to purchase or build software in addition to the Mac OS X Server package.

File sharing network problem

I have an Airport Extreme (G) base station with an Airport Express acting as a WDS extender. I have two client Macs - a 24" iMac (Intel Dual Core) and an iBook (G4). There are a variety of other clients as well - 2 wireless-G tivos, a Win XP laptop, a wireless ethernet bridge serving a slingbox.
My problem is with the two Macs. Using Network browser, from the iMac, I can connect to the iBook just fine via AFP. However, when I try to connect to the iMac from the iBook, it tries to use FTP, then I get the error "unable to find alias." Both macs have AppleTalk enabled and both have File Sharing enabled.
I suspect that the root of the problem may be from the fact that the iMac was set up by copying everything over from an older iMac FP (I've learned my lesson and will not use the Migration Assistant again!). But, I can't figure out how to correct this.
Thanks!

Hi franki, I'm glad those web sites were useful.
Unfortunately I can't advise about your remaining problem because I don't have a suitable Windows computer to try things out on. Maybe somebody else here can.
I'd suggest you give a few more details about exactly how far you get and at which point things get stuck.
Also, if nobody on this board can help then you could try another one. There are several boards here related to networking, of which the Tiger Forums Getting Online & Networking one seems to be the most lively.
MacBook (OS 10.4.8) iMac G4 (OS 10.3.9)

Enabling 'File Sharing' on my Mac allows my Macintosh HD and Boot Camp to be visible and writeable on my home network. How can I turn this off, so that only folders/files I share are visible?

So I've been trying recently to get my MacBook Pro connected to my home network. There are two other desktop computers in the household, and I'd like to be able to connect to their shared folders, as well as allow them to access shared items on my MacBook Pro. I think I've read all the documentation regarding this issue on the Apple Support site. I do have administrator privileges on my Windows 7 computer.
Issues connecting from PC to Mac
A couple of days ago, I enabled SMB File Sharing on my MacBook Pro, and in addition to the already shared Public folder, I added another that resides within Movies. Then I went to my Windows 7 PC, and under Network, my MacBook Pro appeared. I double-clicked on it (I cannot remember if I was asked to enter my Mac user credentials; I think I was), and I saw the two shared folders: Public, and the Movies folder.
However, today I went back to my Windows 7 PC, accessed my MacBook Pro, entered username and password, and in addition to the two shared folders, both my Macintosh HD and Boot Camp HD appeared as shared folders, both fully writable. However, under File Sharing on my MacBook Pro, only the two shared folders (Public and Movies) appear in the Shared Folders list.
How can I prevent my Mac from sharing my entire partitions? How can I configure it so thatonly the folders I select to share are actually broadcasted across my home network? Also, it would be ideal if I can access these shared folders from my Windows 7 PC without having to enter my Mac user credentials.
Issues connecting from Mac to PC
I have a user account on my Windows 7 PC with the same name as my Mac, but with no password. When I try to connect to my PC from my Mac, the enter credentials dialogue pops up and asks me to either log-in as a Guest, or enter my User credentials.
The Guest account is disabled on Windows 7, and I assume that's I'm not able to log in as Guest (if it is possible to connect as a Guest without having to enable the Guest account on Windows 7, please let me know). Leaving the password field blank on the enter credentials dialogue tells me that it's incorrect (even though I don't have a password on my Windows 7 account).
Is it possible to access shared files and folders on my Windows 7 PC from my Mac without having to create a password protected account? If not, is it possible to create a password for the sake of accessing shared files, while not requiring it to log in to the account? I'm sorry, I know this last bit more falls under the category of Windows Help.

Sharing files from a Mac to a PC is a different animal. I've never done it myself so you may want to repost a separate question on this topic.
From what I understand, in order to access files from a Mac on a PC, you must log in using your Mac username and password (no anonymous file sharing). Since this is not very desirable from a security standpoint, Apple recommends creating a separate user account on the Mac that is dedicated to file sharing. Give that account access only to the files/folders you want to share. You can then give that user account name and password to your Windows users.

How can I allow network users to use File Sharing on 10.8 Server?

I am in the process of setting up a new OS X 10.8 Server. I have exported/imported the network users from my previous OS X 10.6.8 Server using Workspace Manager. I have re-entered the passwords of the users. I have existing clients running (stil logged in).
I have set up the File Sharing service in Server.app. I have several mount points. I have made the Users mount point available for home directories over AFP.
Now, the system administrator can connect to the server and get access to the file shares. So the basic file sharing system works.
Also: the users on a client can get there password verified (e.g. when unlocking screen protection) by the server. It is just AFP they can't get access to, while the system administrator account (OD /Local on the server) can be used. So, the password in the server is OK too. It seems to be a matter of privileges.
But no network user (OD user in directory /LDAPv3/127.0.0.1 on the server) can get access. Where can I give network users privileges for File Sharing on the server?
I did try to add either the "Open Directory Users" group or a specific user that was imported into com.apple.access_afp. If I do that, there is partial success. I can connect to the server from the client with a user account other than system administrator from the server (but connecting is slow). But Mobile Home Sync does not work:
1:: [13/04/05 16:11:10.379] Scheduling next sync of "HomeSync_Mirror" at 2013-04-05 14:11:20 +0000
1:: [13/04/05 16:11:20.782] ==========================================================
0:: [13/04/05 16:11:20.782] Starting automatic sync of "HomeSync_Mirror".
1:: [13/04/05 16:11:20.786] Peer "network" reports changes since last sync.
1:: [13/04/05 16:11:20.786] [0x7fd5a9224760/<SStore_FS:0x105db3420>] +[SStore_FS newStore_FSForPeer:alias:]: isRemote = NO
1:: [13/04/05 16:11:20.786] [0x7fd5a9224760/<SStore_FS:0x105db3420>] +[SStore_FS newStore_FSForPeer:rootPath:rootAlias:rootRef:storePath:optionalStoreID:]: peer = <SPeer_FS:0x7fd5a5009520> = local, optionalStoreID = (null), peer.storeIDString = *
1:: [13/04/05 16:11:20.786] [0x7fd5a9224760/<SStore_FS:0x105db3420>] +[SStore_FS newStore_FSForPeer:rootPath:rootAlias:rootRef:storePath:optionalStoreID:]: rootPath        = /Users/gerben
1:: [13/04/05 16:11:20.786] [0x7fd5a9224760/<SStore_FS:0x105db3420>] +[SStore_FS newStore_FSForPeer:rootPath:rootAlias:rootRef:storePath:optionalStoreID:]: storePath       = /Users/gerben/.FileSync/store.filesyncstatetree
1:: [13/04/05 16:11:20.787] [0x7fd5a9224760/<SStore_FS:0x105db3420>] +[SStore_FS newStore_FSForPeer:rootPath:rootAlias:rootRef:storePath:optionalStoreID:]: rootAlias       = {path='/Users/gerben', targetName='gerben', volumeName='Macintosh HD', type=DIR, volumeCreateDate=2010-08-10-12:58:16, targetCreateDate=2011-08-28-18:39:13, parentDirID=37638, nodeID=3003598, filesystemID=0000 ('0000'), signature=0x482b ('H+'), isBootVolume=YES, isAutomounted=NO, isEjectable=NO, hasPersistentFileIDs=YES, mounted=YES, url='file://localhost/'}
0:: [13/04/05 16:11:20.789] -[SPeer_FS _mountServerCallbackShares:status:]: received error 64
0:: [13/04/05 16:11:20.790] EXCEPTION: _mountServerCallbackShares:status: (Host is down) <-[SPeer_FS mountPeerVolumeWithURLString:] (Peer-FS.m:446): "'(-1)' error 64">
0:: [13/04/05 16:11:20.790] USERINFO: {
0:: [13/04/05 16:11:20.790]     NSLocalizedDescription = "Host is down";
0:: [13/04/05 16:11:20.790] }
0:: [13/04/05 16:11:20.790] BACKTRACE: {
0:: [13/04/05 16:11:20.790] ? | 0x105cb79b7
0:: [13/04/05 16:11:20.790] ? | 0x105cbf0e5
0:: [13/04/05 16:11:20.790] ? | 0x105c2c866
0:: [13/04/05 16:11:20.790] ? | 0x105c2babd
0:: [13/04/05 16:11:20.790] ? | 0x105c2acb4
0:: [13/04/05 16:11:20.790] ? | 0x7fff858bb72a
0:: [13/04/05 16:11:20.790] ? | 0x7fff858bb6a2
0:: [13/04/05 16:11:20.790] ? | 0x7fff874cf8bf
0:: [13/04/05 16:11:20.790] ? | 0x7fff874d2b75
0:: [13/04/05 16:11:20.790] }
1:: [13/04/05 16:11:20.790] Peer "network" is unable to sync. (-[SPeer_FS mountPeerVolumeWithURLString:] (Peer-FS.m:446): "'(-1)' error 64")
0:: [13/04/05 16:11:20.790] Peer "network" is unable to sync. Not enough peers will be available to continue syncing.
0:: [13/04/05 16:11:20.790] Aborting sync of "HomeSync_Mirror".
1:: [13/04/05 16:11:20.790] -[SPeer abortSync] "local"
1:: [13/04/05 16:11:20.797] -[SStore_FS setupWithAlias:andRef:] (Store-FS.m:447): unlink('/Users/gerben/.FileSync/.fstemp.QW1Gh-bhvgEhVwmG3.noindex')
0:: [13/04/05 16:11:20.798] EXCEPTION: !IF <-[SPeer(protected) doPrepareForSyncWithResolvedConflicts:] (Peer.m:1149): "'(([self checkAbort]))'">
0:: [13/04/05 16:11:20.798] BACKTRACE: {
0:: [13/04/05 16:11:20.798] ? | 0x105c2bb66
0:: [13/04/05 16:11:20.798] ? | 0x105c2acb4
0:: [13/04/05 16:11:20.798] ? | 0x7fff858bb72a
0:: [13/04/05 16:11:20.798] ? | 0x7fff858bb6a2
0:: [13/04/05 16:11:20.798] ? | 0x7fff874cf8bf
0:: [13/04/05 16:11:20.798] ? | 0x7fff874d2b75
0:: [13/04/05 16:11:20.798] }
1:: [13/04/05 16:11:20.798] -[SStore_FS deleteStateTreeTurdFile] (Store-FS.m:476): unlink('/Users/gerben/.FileSync/store.filesyncstatetree.statetree_dirty')
1:: [13/04/05 16:11:20.798] Peer "local" is unable to sync. (-[SPeer(protected) doPrepareForSyncWithResolvedConflicts:] (Peer.m:1149): "'(([self checkAbort]))'")
0:: [13/04/05 16:11:20.798] Peer "local" is unable to sync. Not enough peers will be available to continue syncing.
1:: [13/04/05 16:11:20.798] EXCEPTION: SFAbortedException <-[SSyncEngine _waitForPeers:] (SyncEngine.m:1922): "'(_abort)'">
1:: [13/04/05 16:11:20.798] -[SSyncEngine threadMain_SyncEngine_sync:]: sync failed with exception "-[SSyncEngine _waitForPeers:] (SyncEngine.m:1922): "'(_abort)'"".
0:: [13/04/05 16:11:21.066] Sync of "HomeSync_Mirror" encountered errors. (_mountServerCallbackShares:status: (Host is down))
0:: [13/04/05 16:11:21.067] Last successful sync completed at 2013-04-04 20:17:15 +0000.
0:: [13/04/05 16:11:21.067] Finished sync of "HomeSync_Mirror".
1:: [13/04/05 16:11:21.067] Scheduling next sync of "HomeSync_Mirror" at 2013-04-05 14:31:21 +0000
1:: [13/04/05 16:11:21.284] 1-pass sync of "HomeSync_Mirror" took 0.02 seconds

Hi Gerben,
Try creating a brand new user, that's not imported and see if that works. Every user/group has a little gear in the Server.app/Users or Groups which allows specific access to specific services, perhaps filesharing is off in that section?
Is your DNS setup properly? Can you verify that clients can see the FQDN of your server?
After setting up the Users folder for mobilehomes, did you check whether the group and the separate users have access to filesharing? I am able to select the correct homefolder /Users and restrict the homefolder size.
Goodluck!
Jeffrey

How do I setup a wireless file sharing network with a desktop and laptop?

Here are the specs.
Desktop, 1 Ethernet, hooked to Wireless router and is my main computer. XP Professional
Router, Wireless Linksys WRT54GL
Laptop, Wireless card and Ethernet. XP Home
Both the Desktop and Laptop can use the internet. The internet can be accessed by both computers. I have tried everything from creating a network via windows, messed with that for a couple days, tried programs and messed with them for a few hours.
I can sometimes see the other computer, when I deleted the programs I had to redo it, and so on. I made the folders I wanted shared, through the share menu when you right click on them, and they show up on the other computer, but I can't access them. It says I don't have access rights and to contact the administrator, but IM the administrator.
So, what do I do?

Disable all firewall on both the computers ....
Try to ping one computer to another ... see if it works ....
Also you can try this link ..... useful for enabling the sharing of files in a network ...

Security Question: Shared Files on a Network

Security Question from a Network Newbie
Hi:
I recently returned from a meeting at a large city hotel.While at the meeting, I used the fancy hotel’s hard-wired connection to access the internet. Imagine my surprise when the next morning one of the others peakers mentioned to me, “I see that you were in the hotel; your computer was file shared to everyone in the hotel”!
How can this be? I have never changed default settings toallow this.
Does this mean that anyone in the hotel could have navigated to any file on my computer and accessed it?
How do I prevent this from ever happening again, yet still maintain my ability to access the internet and get work done?
Thank you!
OS 10.6.8

Just have Printer sharing and Bluetooth sharing checked in Sharing.
I really appreciate your advice and realize you have nothing to do with Apple's design process, but why would Apple allow others to see your computer on a network when one has a firewall turned on and "Block all incoming connections" enabled? What good does this serve in an era when everyone is so concerned about security? Why would Apple allow this?
How worried should I be: you say "they could see your System but not necessarily access your files. Probably just the public dropbox." Is it likely that they could just get the public dropbox, or could some nefarious individual figure a way to access other files?
Is there an OEM software product that allows good secuirty on an Apple system, ie no sharing of files/access to one's computer with certainty?
Thanks again for your advice!

How do I set up file sharing to keep my Quicken and Aperture files accessible and in synch across my network?

I have a gigabyte ethernet network connecting my home and workshop. I have an iMac (mid-2009 and late-2012) at each location running Mountain Lion and Windows 7 Home Premium under Parallels 8. I want to be able to access my Quicken (for Windows), Office (for Mac) and photo (Aperture and iPhoto for Mac) files from either location and keep the files in synch. How do I set up File Sharing to accomplish this and what process should I use when updating and saving changes?

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Windows 7 and Mac 10.5 network file sharing

I am having extreme difficulties sharing files over my home network! I have 3 PCs and one Mac. I have tried the Mac forums and the Windows forums, to no avail.
On the Mac side:
File Sharing is ON, with smb
Users are set to Everyone with read/write privileges
WINS has the correct Workgroup name
Network Name has no spaces in it
Shared my Desktop, Public Folder, Documents, and Shared folders (just to cover root folders and specific ones too)
Mac gives an smb://xxx.xxx.x.x address and a local network accession "mycomputername.local," but I don't know what to do with either of these things. When I put the addresses into the Windows Run dialogue box or in Internet Explorer, they don't seem to recognize the path.
Firewall is set to Allow All Incoming Connections
Under the Shared location in Finder, I can see my router name, and if I click on it, I can connect. No password is required. I am connected as my account name. However, I can't see the PC or anything at all, in fact.
Under the Shared location in Finder, I can see my shared name for my Mac. But I cannot connect to it, probably because I'm connecting from my Mac.
It would be nice to use the smb://DNSname/sharename or the smb://IPaddress/sharename function in the Go to Server window, but I have no idea where to find this information on my PC. Or on the network. Or whatever this is referring to.
On the PC:
Sharing is NOT password protected under Advanced Sharing Options
I am sharing my Desktop and My Documents with Everyone and Guest, and Windows 7 has provided a file://computername/Users/foldername path. However, when I put this into the Connect to Server or Connect to File window, there is an error.
I can click on my Mac computer name in the Network window, but I get the error message that it cannot connect (network path cannot be found, using \\MYMACNAME as the path). This is when my Mac says it is "connected" when I click on the router in Finder's Shared places.
Of course both the Mac and the PC have full connectivity to the same network.
Also, I have disabled the internal firewall in the Belkin router.
Also, my accounts have identical names with no spaces.
My Mac (10.5) DID successfully connect to Windows XP before I upgraded.
Any advice? Thanks guys!!
P.S. -- I have also posted to the Windows people here: http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7network/thread/b5144e55-d024- 401c-85ae-1cf94226b786
In the hopes that I will double my chances of getting an answer.

And my response:
Okay, so here's what I've done:
OS X: did the sharing thing, smb thing, and directories thing.
Win 7: Network sharing settings are correct for Home or Work (current profile). I left my Public alone, but verified that my network is recognized as a Home location.
User accounts exist in both the Mac and PC. Names are the same. Heck, passwords match and I'm logged into the same account on each computer, just in case.
Firewalls are scary to me, so I did the best I could. I went to my browser, typed in my router IP address, and went to the DHCP Client List. Both of the computers were listed with their assigned IP addresses. I "reserved" those IP addresses so they the router would always assign that IP address to that MAC address (so I could count on it in the future). It turns out that they are sequentially assigned, so I figured that if I added any more devices (my other PC, the PS3, etc.) those IP addresses would just be +1 to the last digit cluster in the IP address.
Then I went to Windows Firewall, because I don't have a third-party firewall. I confirmed that I was connected to the Home network, and then clicked Advanced Settings. Wow, there's a lot of rules! There were multiple File and Printer Sharing rules (both inbound and outbound), so I didn't mess with them. Instead, I created a Custom Rule (bot inbound and outbound) for all programs, any protocols and all ports, and added the IP address range (192.168.2.1 - 192.168.2.9, giving myself plenty of extra for future devices) I found from above to the local and remote IP Address boxes. I specified to Allow the Connection for Domain, Public and Private, and gave it a name that started with A so I could find it easily in the future. Finally, I set the Interface Type to be LAN and Wireless (my PC is wirelessly connected).
In OS X, in the Firewall tab of the Security preference, I set it to Allow all incoming connections. File Sharing (SMB) is the first name on the list, but I cannot click on it or modify it in any way. I don't know what else to do. Am I missing something?
I've shared My Music and Desktop on the Win 7 for Everyone (not just the Homegroup!), and shared My Documents and Desktop for Everyone to read/write on the Mac.
Okay, now I need to reboot on both computers. brb...
Wow, definitely don't reserve any IP addresses on your router! I took that setting off, restarted everything, reset the modem and router, and I can now connect both computers to the internet.
I can still connect to the Windows via the Connect to Server dialogue and smb://AJPC.
In Windows Network, I can now see my Mac user account name, but when double-clicking on it I get the error message "Windows cannot access \\ComputerName. Check the spelling of the name. Otherwise, there might be a problem with your network. To try to identify and resolve network problems, click Diagnose." Under "Details," it says Error code: 0x80070035 The network path was not found." When I diagnose, Troubleshooting can't identify the problem.
Any advice? Thanks for your help guys!
A side note: I just checked my router's DHCP client list, and my PC is now connecting at 192.168.2.8, which is definitely not sequential. Good thing I specified the IP Address range all the way to 192.168.2.9 just in case; apparently the router can't count.

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