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Davegess
Posted on Friday, April 10, 2009 - 12:38 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

OK all you MAC guys I have an issue.

Bought an IMAC, love it. Hooked it up turned it on. It sees our PC, I can copy files back and forth, really helps the transistion form PC to MAC. Plug the printer into the MAC, works great.

Set up a few users on the MAC. Turn off my PCs. Next time a look the MAC is not seeing the PC. Rebooting the MAC does not work. PC can't see teh printer attached to the MAC.

I can get the MAC to see the PC if I type in the IP address using the connect to server function. Can't get it top see the name of the computer. Kinda a pain.

Why did the original setup stop working? Is there something I might have done settign up users that messed it up? Biggest problem is I can't print from my old workhorse upstairs on our wireless.

Everything is plugged into a Lynksys router, a new one is it N?

Any ideas?
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Barker
Posted on Friday, April 10, 2009 - 12:50 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

go into system prefs

kjhl


and make sure all of this stuff you want to do is allowed for each user.
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Greenlantern
Posted on Friday, April 10, 2009 - 01:07 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

System prefs/ sharing: check off printer sharing and file sharing and check all users on right.



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Greenlantern
Posted on Friday, April 10, 2009 - 01:17 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Dave, there is also a program from Thursby Software called oddly enough, "Dave" that improves upon the macs network compatibility with windows a great deal. It does cost $120.00, but can be downloaded directly from their site and after initial setup (which is easy) is transparent after, though you should be able to get by without it.
I use it at work (only mac on a 20 pc network) and it helps a lot though a smaller network again should do fine with the mac's basic networking software.

http://www.thursby.com/products/dave.html
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Froggy
Posted on Friday, April 10, 2009 - 01:34 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Is every computer on the same workgroup?
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Indybuell
Posted on Friday, April 10, 2009 - 02:13 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

+1 on Dave.
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Davegess
Posted on Friday, April 10, 2009 - 10:38 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Everything is shared they are all on MSHOME as a workgroup. The MAC can see and write to the PC, I have to use the Finder connect to server deal and put in the ip address of the PC. The PC can't see the printer.
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Danger_dave
Posted on Friday, April 10, 2009 - 11:38 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

>>+1 on Dave.<<

Yeah, we're used to it. :-P
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