[Nobody]

Hi,
I want to share a large number of files on my OS X iBook (mostly pictures, and a couple spreadsheets) with a Windows XP pro box. I don't want to burn half a dozen CD's; instead, I'd like some USB-to-USB connection, and, I suppose, a piece of software to allow the Win box to search for files on the OS X drive. Any input / advice / warning / recommendation would be greatly appreciated...
many thanks,
JD

[zwarbo]

Its very straight forward.
Connect the two machines via an ethernet cable or cross-over cable.
Make sure the WinXP machine does not have the firewall setting on the ethernet connection.
On the WinXP machine go into TCP/IP settings for the ethernet connections and set the IP address to something like 192.168.1.2 and the subnet mask to 255.255.255.0
On OSX, Systems prefs, Network, set the IP address for the ethernet connection to 192.168.1.3 and the same subnet mask as before.
On the OSX desktop Menu: Go> Connect to Server > type in the ip address of the WinXP machine and connect via whichever user you have on the WinXP machine, and connect to the shared drive of the WinXP machine.
Then copy the file you want over in either direction.
Please note: if you have a Network/Airport setup already the DHCP server wil have given you IP addresses allready.
Hope this helps.

[jcmount]

I have done imports like this in the past and the one hitch I ran into was the illegal file name character in Windows vs. OSX. Make sure that none of the file names on the Mac have an illegal Windows file name charater i.e. (/:*?<>|) some of those are allowed on a Mac. When the window machine tries to write that file it chokes.

[Nobody]

When setting up the IP address for the Apple, I didn't get an option to set the subnet mask. It just didn't present me with a field to do that.
Based on what I read, I then went to Go> Connect to Server and entered:
smb://ip address/shared filename
This prompted a message from Apple to shut down my computer (by pressing the start button for several seconds).
Any idea what happened here?
Thanks,
JD

[nkasuri1]

In the configure tab under TCP/IP select Manually. It will then let you enter a subnet mask manually. Once you have followed the instrutions that others have already given, you should only have to enter the IP address that you have assigned to the windows machine in the connect to server window. It'll ask you for a username and password and then should allow you to mount the shared volume on your desktop. Its then just a case of drag and drop. What you experianced is known as a kernal panic. Basically your core operating system completely crashed. No big deal, it happens to the best of us.

[Nobody]

Thanks. I have selected Manually, but I still only get a box (where I can enter numbers manually) for the IP address, not the subnet mask.
Also, I am getting 2 weird things. First, when I try to network the 2 computers, I get an error message that looks like that:
"Connecting to smb://WORKGROUP;IPaddress/Foldername
An error has occurred (error= -36)"

Second, every 5 min or so while I attempt to connect to the Windows XP machine (I am not on the net while I do that because I can only plug one cable), I get a message that says:
"Internet connect
Could not find a PPPoE server"

Finally, under System preferences -> Network, should I have "Location" set on "EarthlinkDSL" (my DSL provider), or on "Automatic"? And should I have "Show" set on "Built in Ethernet" or on "Network port configuration"?
Thanks all,
JD

[MacCheetah3]

Hi
I'm not in front of my XP machine so I won't even attempt to confuse you with my "gestimates" on trying to remember the exact places to go.
On the XP machine...
Instead of using a manual address I enable DHCP
On the OS X machine...
Go to System Preferences-->Sharing and just to make sure we eliminate as many possible "interruptions/problems" as possible, check mark the box next to Windows Sharing
Now go to System Preferences-->Network and make sure you are configuring the Built-In Ethernet and I'd recommend using the Automatic location.
Set the connection to use DHCP as well.
Go to Finder-->Go-->Connect to Server and type in smb://ipaddressof[u]pc

When you connect it will ask you for your username, password, and workgroup. The password IS case sensitive.

If you give it some time in the Connect to Server dialog box your PCs name should show up in the list after a few seconds/minutes in which all you have to do is single click it and than connect.

Does this work?

MacCheetah3
Apple PowerBook G4 Titanium 1GHz, 1GB, 60GB, SuperDrive, Airport, Mac OS X
Apple Power Mac G4 Sawtooth 400MHz, 768MB, 80GB, DVD, Mac OS X
15GB iPod
Debug Computer Services http://www.click2debug.com

[Shukediggity]

Hey Cheetah, I'm trying to do the exact same thing. I got all the way to the Go-->Connect to Server--> (It found my PC named "Home" which is the same way that the airport card recognizes it) -->select mount (I chose "C" drive) THEN I get a "connecting to smb://my PC" and "an error has occured (error = -47).
Any ideas? I'm going through a router with an ethernet cable - the same router is a wireless router as well and it has no trouble when I use my Airport card to link up with the PC.
Thanks!

[Nobody]

Mac Cheetah,
It finally worked! Yoohoo! Thanks so much.
I think the issue was with the Automatic Location. Now I need to do the reverse operation, but I'll submit a new thread for that.
JD

[Shukediggity]

Does anyone know where I can look up what error = -47 is? Is there an appendix file somewhere that has all the error codes and their meanings?

[MacCheetah3]

Hi
Well, I don't know of an exact list for Mac OS X. Sift through these results. If the link doesn't work just go to http://www.apple.com/support and do a few searches to try and find it. If anyone knows a better method, I'd sure as heck like to here of it as well.

MacCheetah3
Apple PowerBook G4 Titanium 1GHz, 1GB, 60GB, SuperDrive, Airport, Mac OS X
Apple Power Mac G4 Sawtooth 400MHz, 768MB, 80GB, DVD, Mac OS X
15GB iPod
Debug Computer Services http://www.click2debug.com

[pixeljunkie]

I experience the "error -47" on my TiBook all the time when I attempt to connect to my XP box. It seems to happen only on reconnect - after I have already connected XP, disconnected and then try to reconnect again. Also it seems if I disconnect my TiBook, go to work and plugin to various external drives, come home and attempt to connect to XP "error -47" raises its ugly head. However, I have found that in almost all cases, if I log out of OS X and then log back in the problem is gone......

[Shukediggity]

Restarting my system? That sounds like an old Windows trick... o.k. I'll give it a try...
It worked! You guys are geniouses or however you spell that. Thanks!