[ZwanSP]

I am using an iBook G4 1.2 Ghz with the latest version of Mac OS X. I am connected to the internet via ethernet, plugged straight into the wall. The dorm is on a T1.
The dorm here has a local network with thousands of files on it... my PC roomate is connected, and all he needed was the following:
Sharescan (PC only)
Start / End IP addresses.
I have the start / end IPs to use to connect to the network... but I don't know how to connect! Do I need a program to do this or can I somehow connect using built in utilities on my Mac? Help!

[MacCheetah3]

Hi
I don't quite understand "start / end IP addresses" The thing to figure out is what they use to configure their network and what protocols. Many networks use DHCP, which is automatic as far as most would understand. Sometimes they use manual configuration in order to control who connects. In that case you'd need an IP address, subnet mask, default gateway, and maybe DNS servers. Otherwise, I can't recall all of the Windows compatible protocols but those two are 90%+ of what is used nowadays.
MacCheetah3
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[d00d]

I think he's asking about a P2P program of some sort that searches a range of IP addresses for Windows file sharing shares.

[MacCheetah3]

Hi
Thanks for the help Derik! I've never heard, nor of course used, such a program. Now it makes a bit more sense.
MacCheetah3
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[ZwanSP]

Hey stop hijacking the thread /forums/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif
How do I make this work?!?>!?!?!
Buy a PC?

[d00d]

I'd have to say yes because I'm not aware of a program that will scan IP ranges for Windows shares. OS X will show local Windows shares (those in your subnet) but nothing more (though you can connect to shares that you know the IP of I believe).

[ZwanSP]

well CRAP

[ALG]

So all you do is find the resources you want to connect to using your roomates PC and log the IP numbers on a sheet of paper and then when you want to connect to those resources use the finder/go/IP#.

[ZwanSP]

the network has something like 200,000 files on 1000+ computers.
thats a friggin' huge piece of paper and a lot of IP addresses.
you mac experts really telling me that there is no network file sharing utility for mac?

[d00d]

Sure there is, but Sharescan is a brute force way of discovering Windows shares. It causes a lot of excess traffic that most likely your school's network administrators aren't happy about. There was someone at U-Mass that actually did this with a server and compiled it into a database that people could access via the web. That effectively reduced the searching down to one computer and keeps network waste at a minimum. Another approach is using another service like Direct Connect with a single hub for the campus.
At any rate, I'm going to have to call your motives into question? What kind of files are you looking for on these shares? If they are legitimate specific files, I'm sure the person that is sharing it for you can supply their IP to you.

[ZwanSP]

No they aren't specific files. There are just tons of movies, video clips, sports recordings, etc. on it.
Every college I've ever visited has a network like it, and I really just wanna know if a Mac can search the network like a PC. Seems like thats a pretty major shortcoming, since it seems like a relatively simple task /forums/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif

[braindoc]

ShareScan is a tool on windows machines to spot shared Windows resources within a LAN. You can look at available shared Windows/PC's & Servers by using the Browse function when connect to servers.
Finder
Go Menu
select Connect to Server
click on browse
Keep in mind... you are looking for unprotected PC's, Whose owners may not be intending to share any resources.

[d00d]

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There are just tons of movies

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ahem What do you think the MPAA thinks of this?

[Duke_Thomas]

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Seems like thats a pretty major shortcoming, since it seems like a relatively simple task

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You've got that backwards. Since it is a relatively simple task, if no one has bothered to write software to perform such a task, that's a sign that it's not a major shortcoming. Otherwise this hypothetical software would have been written, right?
I'm helping.