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Connecting to Windows Shares from Your Mac |
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Written by johnj
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Tuesday, 01 November 2005 |
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You can connect to Windows computers and servers on your network from your Mac.
You can connect to it using the Connect To Server dialog in the Finder.
To locate the Windows computer, you need to know the workgroup name for the computer and the network name (called the "computer name") for the computer. To connect to the computer, you also need a user name and password and the name of the shared folder you want to access.
- In the Finder, choose Go > "Connect to Server.
- Type the network address for the computer in the Server Address text box using one of these formats:
smb://DNSname/sharename smb://IPaddress
- Follow the onscreen instructions to type the workgroup name and a user name and password, and choose the shared folder you want to access.
If you connect to the shared folder using Connect to Server, its icon may appear in the Finder window Sidebar or on your desktop.
To connect to the Unix samba server use one of the following: smb://samba.cecs.pdx.edu/cs, smb://samba.cecs.pdx.edu/ece or smb://samba.cecs.pdx.edu/linux in the Server Address field.
Use CECS in the workgroup name field.
To connect to the Windows server use: smb://winhome.cecs.pdx.edu and use CECS in the workgroup name field.
After a few seconds, you will see a window with several directories. Your homedir will be in one of home01, home02 or home03
Next, you can find your username in the alphabetical list and
double-click on it. You should now see all the files on your N:\ drive.
In both cases use your windows login and password.
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 04 December 2007 )
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