Windows Explorer access to Xserver G5 Directories / Files

Question

In the office there is a XServer G5 machine. I have a Windows XP PC. Using Windows Explorer, I need to have access to XServer Directories / Files. The internet explorer, email and connection to other non-apple computers work fine.
Any ideas ?
Thanks
Stef
XServer G5   Mac OS X (10.3.7)  

Answer 1

Bill,
I’d like to thank you for your time.
My computer was purchased a couple of weeks ago, when I started to work here. The software was preloaded by Dell. I do not have to logon when the pc boots up. My computer does not see the XServe at all. A connection to another computer, Unix based, works fine through putty, or telnet.
Email, network printer and Internet services work fine.
Below, I answer your questions.
Is the problem computer able to see the XServe at all or can it see the server and just not access the folders and files? (NO, my computer does not see the XServe at all.)
Since you're a small organization, do your Windows computers require logins? (In one of the Windows computers that “sees” the XServe’s directories and files, the user has to login in. The other Windows computer that also “sees” the XServe’s directories and files, does not require a logon, when the machine boots up. I don't have to logon to anything when my pc boots up.)
If not, then I would suspect that the account automatically logging in on the problem Windows machine does not have access to the files and folders on the server. Add this user account to the correct security group on the server and that will probably solve your problem. (I agree with what you suggest, however, I don’t know the administrator account/password on the XServe machine to add the user account. Nobody else knows anything about that machine except the consultant who set it up and disappeared.)
I have an understanding about what has to be done, and I’d like to ask you something. Is there any default system or administrator account where I could login to XServe and do the addition? “For example with the Oracle DBMS there are several default accounts/passwords supplied by the vendor, so that authorized persons can use them to do certain things.” What about Apple?
By the way, the XServe is in a small air conditioned closet-room, where there is not even a tiny console or other display connected to the server. I guess that in the past whenever, whoever did something either brought in a laptop, or connected to the server from an existing computer, or from a remote location.
At this point, I like to THANK you again very much for your concern, patience and support.
Sincerely
Stefanos
XServer G5   Mac OS X (10.3.7)