networking mac to windows...

maggotspawn · #1 06-29-2005, 01:49 PM

i have a mac mini and a dell that i would like to network together...
also have a ethernet router...anybody have any tips or hints?

**Mikef** · #2 06-29-2005, 02:58 PM

If you have XP Pro it's a doddle, set up the IP addresses and it's done, both machines can access / read / write to each others disks. Regrettably some of this functionality is lost with plain XP.

maggotspawn · #3 06-29-2005, 08:13 PM

thanks for the quick reply...
well, we have xp home, so i guess it's a no go...

**mmkerc** · #4 06-30-2005, 01:43 AM

You can attach with xp home (or any other windows OS since win98), it is just not "built-in" like pro. Here is one set of instuctions on how to. Generally, though I tend to play around with the settings since all windows OS are slightly differnet with how they handle things.

Hope this helps.

maggotspawn · #5 06-30-2005, 07:17 PM

thanks.. we'll give it a try this weekend...