Mac access to File-server

If you allow a Windows PC to access your Snow Leopard files, you’ll also probably want to putter around with files on a Windows PC. Accessing files on Windows computers relies on the Samba component (a part of the UNIX foundation of Mac OS X). Follow these steps:

 

  1. Choose Go→Connect to Server from the Finder.

 

  1. In the Address box, enter smb://<ip address>.

 

  1. Click the Connect button.

 

  1. Select the desired shared drive to mount from the pop-up menu.

 

  1. Mount the shared drive according to the Windows version.

 

 

If you’re accessing a file shared on a Windows NT, 2000, XP, or Vista computer: Click the Authenticate button. Then enter your username and password, click OK, and then click OK again to mount the share.