How can I access, from a MacBook, files on my Toshiba PC

[rudy45]

I have a Toshiba PC and a MacBook both on the same wireless network. I want to copy files from the Toshiba onto the MacBook. I have enabled file sharing for the folder on the Toshiba.

I'm looking for a Mac equivalent (if there is one) of "network neighborhood." That is, what application do I use on the MacBook that allows me to "see" the folder on the Toshiba? Thanks.

[Uri’el-2012]

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[The_Reader_David]

I've never had a non-Mac on my LAN at home, so this may only be minimally helpful:

Open a Finder window on the Mac, in the left column there should be a Network icon, double click it, and you should get a list of servers (for Mac networking purposes meaning other computers recognized as configured to share files). If everything is compatibly configured, your Toshiba should show up in the list.

[Vermonter]

Go to the system preferences on the MacBook and click the 'Sharing' icon.

When you get to the next page, select Personal FIle Sharing and click the check box.

You must be logged in as the Mac administrator, or have that ID and password to do this. If necesarry click the lock button at the bottom left of the sharing panel to enter the administrator ID

I assume you already have the MacBook connected to the wireless network

[William Terrell]

You may be able to FTP it to your user spaces on your ISP with one machine and FTP it from there back to the other machine.

[perfect_rovian_storm]

VNC should allow you full control over any machine from anywhere.

There are free VNC servers and clients for MAC, as well as Windows, and you shouldn't have any trouble accessing one from the other. That's how I manage betwen my laptop and desktop.

A nice big SD card or flash drive is also helpful for transferring large files very quickly.

[bwteim]

Can't you make your Mac visible to the Windows machine by creating a computer to computer network on the Mac via your Airport Wireless. There is a Create Network option. Select it, name your network (e.g. Rudy), select Automatic Channell 11.

If you want, you can open options within there and secure the network. Else, just close.

Now go to the Windows machine and search for your wireless network called Rudy.

[bwteim]

I only read the review (I have never tried it) but for anyone interested in transferring large files (e.g. up to 1 Gigabyte) from one email account to another, they may want to try Pando Software.

From Pando website regarding advantages:

"Pando has several advantages over setting up a home FTP. Here are a few:
1) Because you upload your files to the Pando Network (for a period of 14 days from the last time the files are sent) you don't need to be online for your recipients to get the files.
2) The more people who download your files the faster it becomes for the recipients who download them later.
3) Security. Because Pando uses the latest security protocols you don't have to worry about someone hacking into your home FTP server and getting at more files than you intended for someone to get."

It is free. It runs on Mac and Windows. It uses BitTorrent, not FTP.

See

http://www.pando.com/beta/becomebeta
see forum
http://www.pando.com/phpbb/
see
http://www.pando.com/beta/what

Here is Walter Mossberg's (Wallstreet Journal tech editor) summary of it. July 12, 2006
"If you're tired of bounced emails, and of using Web sites to share your personal videos or photos, Pando is a straightforward solution that anyone can understand in a matter of minutes. It's a great solution to a vexing problem."

[HAL9000]

In the Mac Finder, under the "Go" menu, select the "Connect to Server..." command.

Then, in the next window's "Server Address" box, enter something like -

smb://192.168.0.2

- but substitute the actual IP address of your Toshiba computer.

You will be prompted to enter your User ID, Password and Windows Workgroup name.

You can also try the "Browse" button. It may show up as an icon in the "Network" window if the Toshiba is advertising its services.

[HAL9000]

One other thing - when you are finished using the share point for the Toshiba computer on the Mac, use the Finder's "Eject" command to dismount the volume properly.

[Uri’el-2012]

If the machines are on the same network wired or wireless.

Go to finder/utilities/network utility

execute it

select the tab for Netstat

click on netstat on the right

you will see all the 192.168.x.x address's for your network

You know your own network address from the info tab under

network interface(en1) if wireless or (en0) if wired

If you can identify the IP address for the other machine

go to finder

pull down the GO tab to "connect to server"

enter smb://192.168.x.x of the other machine

logon the other machine by user and password

This will mount the hard drive of the other machine onto the Mac

then just drag and drop files or folders.

Enjoy.

[HAL9000]

Have any luck on this?