Samba networking over a dialup connection

Nov 21, '02 08:54:52AM

Contributed by: avanham

After fighting with Rendezvous for the last month and getting a ton of Error -50's and Error -36's, I finally figured out how to properly configure the Mac to use Samba to work with a dialup connection.

[Editor's note: I haven't tested this one myself, as I have no dialup to test with...]

Instructions:

  1. Setup an account on Windows with EXACTLY the same name AND password as your account on the Mac.

  2. Go to the 'Sharing' preference pane on your mac and set your Rendezvous name. Mine is the same as my computer name, though I doubt this matters.

  3. Select 'Windows file Sharing' and make sure the checkmark is set.

  4. From Windows, select 'Network' in the Control Panel

  5. Hit the 'File and Print Sharing' button and set the 'I want to be able to give others access to my files' checkbox

  6. Select the TCPIP driver which uses the Ethernet adapter (mine is called TCPIP->3Com EtherLink III ISA in PnP mode). If you don't see one then 'Add' one.

  7. Hit the Properties tab

  8. Select the Gateway tab

  9. Connect your mac to the Internet via your modem

  10. From the Network preference pane on your mac, select the TCPIP tab. Type the IP address (eg 100.30.2.1) you see for the 'Router' that your mac is using in the 'New Gateway' field on Windows, then hit the 'Add' button.

  11. Go to the 'Sharing' preference pane on your Mac.

  12. It is important that you are already connected to the Internet via dialup here or you will get the wrong options. You should see only one button. If you see a button and a checkbox, then you must somehow connect to the internet.

  13. Hit the Start button to begin sharing your connection with Windows

  14. Enable whatever drives you want your mac to see on your Windows Box by Right Clicking on the drive (eg C: drive) and selecting the 'Sharing tab', then select the 'Shared as" radio button and give it a name.
Voila! Now just remember to start up your Windows Box before you start the mac or they won't be networked.

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