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Re: Windows or Mac?

Postby TJ_2k7 » Thu May 15, 2008 8:04 pm

heebyjeebys wrote:my friend has MASSIVE eyebrows (jk jk!)
well... peoples opinions change every so often ;)


True,
Im speechless...
You insulted it so much but we've finally converted you....
I havn't tested networking on a Mac (File Sharing)
All i have done is use the internet on a friends mac but then relies on the ISP's speed...

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Re: Windows or Mac?

Postby heebyjeebys » Thu May 15, 2008 8:09 pm

TJ_2k7 wrote:
heebyjeebys wrote:my friend has MASSIVE eyebrows (jk jk!)
well... peoples opinions change every so often ;)


True,
Im speechless...
You insulted it so much but we've finally converted you....
I havn't tested networking on a Mac (File Sharing)
All i have done is use the internet on a friends mac but then relies on the ISP's speed...

:mrgreen:


to share files with windows you have to enable SMB in the sharing options, so file sharing with windows is not there by default.
and then to connect to windows, you have to go to finder > connect to server (its in one of the menus at the top) > set server address to : smb://[ipaddress or server name]
you have to specify smb at the start or it won't work :(
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Re: Windows or Mac?

Postby TJ_2k7 » Thu May 15, 2008 8:11 pm

heebyjeebys wrote:to share files with windows you have to enable SMB in the sharing options, so file sharing with windows is not there by default.
and then to connect to windows, you have to go to finder > connect to server (its in one of the menus at the top) > set server address to : smb://[ipaddress or server name]
you have to specify smb at the start or it won't work :(


If only i needed to use that..... :lol:
But obviously i can't , as i dont have a mac :cry:

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Re: Windows or Mac?

Postby jd2kuk » Fri May 16, 2008 3:56 pm

heebyjeebys wrote:to share files with windows you have to enable SMB in the sharing options, so file sharing with windows is not there by default.
and then to connect to windows, you have to go to finder > connect to server (its in one of the menus at the top) > set server address to : smb://[ipaddress or server name]
you have to specify smb at the start or it won't work :(


It is a bit ridiculous. Maybe you should tell apple, you might get some results ;)
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Re: Windows or Mac?

Postby heebyjeebys » Fri May 16, 2008 4:18 pm

exaclty and i would... if i could find somewhere to conact them :!:
and ... to connect to a server you have to go into finder and then connect to server... and then submit a username and password otherwise the thing just yells at you :oops:
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Re: Windows or Mac?

Postby heebyjeebys » Sun May 18, 2008 12:16 am

OMG !! Mac can do a VPN!!!
simply type (into connect to server in finder) : smb://[server ip address] and submit you credidentials!
I have to say that its much easier than in windows, but they are still a little fiddly
and just to say, i did this on my friends mac... and in the mac in pc wold :lol:
I have so turned to mac, i love the macbook now!
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Re: Windows or Mac?

Postby heebyjeebys » Sat May 24, 2008 10:59 pm

can mac access shared printers from a windows system, and if so how? (btw mac can access hidden windows shares ending with $ so long as the entire share name is specified [smb:\\{server}\{share}+{$}])
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Re: Windows or Mac?

Postby jd2kuk » Sun May 25, 2008 10:59 am

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Re: Windows or Mac?

Postby heebyjeebys » Sun May 25, 2008 12:20 pm

excellent! now all i need is a mac..
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Re: Windows or Mac?

Postby jd2kuk » Sun May 25, 2008 2:27 pm

Lmao!

That may be a small requirement :P
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