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RE: Reset password to allow Windows file sharing
Authored by: fold on Aug 26, '02 10:18:18AM

I didn't have the described password problem, even though I installed 10.2 over top of 10.1.5. However I do have two possibly related problems with Windows sharing.

1) In the 10.2 "Connect to server" browser I can see only Windows machines on my own subnet. I cannot see our entire Windows domain, which is spread over multiple subnets. However I can connect to a Win machine on another subnet if I enter the machine's UNC.

2) Windows machines, even on my subnet, cannot see my Mac in Network Neighborhood (or My Network Places or whatever Microsoft calls it this week). They can get to my Mac via the UNC, but cannot browse for it.



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RE: Reset password to allow Windows file sharing
Authored by: sharumpe on Aug 26, '02 11:33:10AM

In addition to turning on Windows File Sharing in the Sharing Preference Pane, go to the Accounts (not My Account) pane, select a user, click Edit, and make sure "Allow user to log in from Windows" is checked.

Mr. Sharumpe



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RE: Reset password to allow Windows file sharing
Authored by: pairaka on Aug 27, '02 06:22:14AM

I'm having the same type of problem, so I tried to do this, but I find that those option on the "Accounts" have been grayed out. How do I make them active?



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RE: Reset password to allow Windows file sharing
Authored by: moist on Aug 26, '02 08:06:17PM
Can Windows machines on your subnet browse Windows machines on other subnets? If not, the Windows SMB network may not be correctly set up with the appropriate domain and local master browsers and/or the machines aren't pointing to a WINS server. This would be your company's network admin's problem (I hope that isn't you). Cross-subnet browsing of SMB networks can be a pain to get working - it's been the bane of many network administrators at my organization. This SAMBA document is great for explaining how Microsoft's SMB protocol works. http://us2.samba.org/samba/ftp/docs/textdocs/BROWSING.txt

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