[illiterate]

well i have two question plz someone help me. first lemme me tell u wat i have pb g4 mac os x, a pc, and netgear wireless router.
first question is that i am tryin to go to xanga (online dairy) well when i go there the page seem to be realli mess up and it doesnt played the background music like my pc does. it gives me this error "you do not have the plug-in needed to view the "text/plain" type information on this page. To get the plug-in now, click View Plug-in page" when i click on it, it would goes to interenetnews.com with no result.
and question/ problem number 2 : i got my router up and working. but i cant seem to share between mac and pc. i dont know its possible but i just want to share files between the two comps. i put the whole drive c:/ from my pc to shared and yet i cant find it on mac. well i just want to know if there is anyways i can do to either my pc or mac to be able to see those share files.
i have been using window for years, this is my first time using mac. it feels a little weird but am startin to learn how to use it.
thanz in advance /forums/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

[Nobody]

Okay.
With regards to the website you're trying to visit...
What web browser are you using?
Use Safari and try again. If you've been using Safari, chances are that the site was designed to cater to Windows users and has some pitfalls with regards to Mac compatibility. Kahloz.net had these problems, too; the only way to fix them is tireless determination from the admin.

Now, as far as sharing between your Mac and PC.
The easiestway to do this is to follow the instructions Apple provides right within the Finder. Make sure the Finder is your open application. Choose Mac Help from the Help menu at the top of your screen. Search for "Connecting to a Mac from a Windows computer" or "Connecting to a Windows computer from a Mac" and follow the advice which is provided. I'm a see if I can provide it for you real quick...

In reply to:

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Use the Connect to Server dialog in the Finde to browse for and connect to Windows computers. To connect to a Windows computer from a Mac, you need to know the workgroup name and computer name for the computer.

You also need to know the name of the shared folder you want to access.

You may be able to connect to the computer as a guest. If not, you need a user name and password.
In the Finder, choose Connect to Server from the Go menu.

If the Mac and the Windows computer are on the same local network or subnetwork, you may see the computer name in the left column.

If you see the workgroup name for the computer in the left column, select it to see the computer name.

Double-click the computer name.

If you don't see the computer, type the DNS name or IP address for the computer in the Address text box using this format:

smb://ComputerName.CompanyName.com
In the dialog that appears, type the workgroup name, if necessary. If you can connect to the computer as a guest, type any name. You do not need to type a password. If not, type a user name and password. Then click OK.
In the SMB Mount dialog, choose the shared folder you want to access.
The folder should appear on your desktop. If you don't see it, choose Computer from the Go menu in the Finder.

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Enjoy.

[illiterate]

well i got the pc to view the mac shared files, but i cant get the mac to view teh pc shared file. i did the mac help thing and it doesnt seem to help. i type in : smb:// and it went thru and asked for workgroup name and pwd: gave it and still gives me an error code : -36. this is so weird. i even called the tech and support and he say somethin about my pc sharing, i already did that already. this is fustratin me. oh and as for my question two, i was using iexplorer and teh page i think is set up for window, not so sure. thought it would be compatible with almose any kind of OS out there.

[Nobody]

The webpage should be compatible with all platforms, but many times they are not. MS allows for weird web-coding standards that seem to violate any and all known platform-neutral standards. It's one of those "Lets make things work better on our stuff 'cause we can" things, I think... Try using Safari and see what happens.
As far as seeing the PC files from the Mac....why would you need to do this? If you can create a network connection between the two then you can easily transfer files between the two. You should have read/write permissions; use them.

[illiterate]

i want to stream the files from the pc over to the mac. dont want to use cds or anything. they sharing the internet connection but not the file sharing. it just seem weird to me.

[Nobody]

If you're able to see the Mac shared files through your PC then you should also be able to copy stuff to and from both computers. Just use ONE computer to facilitate the sharing and execute over the PC. Drag the files you want on the PC into the Mac shared folder and take them; drag the files you want on the Mac from the PC into the mac shared folder.
It should work fine.

[illiterate]

okay then, thanks for the help