Hi All,
I know that there have been similar posts, so let me apologize in advance, but I have read through the previously mentioned advise in trying to solve my problem with no luck. So here goes hoping that someone has fresh insight...
I recently purchased a MBP and have been trying to transfer about 20 gigs of music and pictures and other various documents from my PC. The PC is connected to a router with an ethernet cable and the MBP is connected wirelessly.
I have tried to connect the two computers by enabling sharing on the PC and then using the "connect to server" function in Finder. I type in the smb:// followed by the name of my computer and then I am asked for a user name and password. I provide the name and PW for my PC and then I am provided with a list of shared folders. However, when I select the folder that I want to access, I always receive the error message "volume failed to mount". I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong.
A few more points: I have heard that the workgroup name between the two computers needs to be the same and that I should be able to specify the workgroup on my mac when entering the server information, however on my computer, there is no field to specify this. Further, I am unable to find a way to specify the workgroup anywhere else that has been suggested, such as under the "directory utilities app" in Finder. I don't know if this has anything to do with my problem or not.
I tried turning off the Windows Firewall on my PC, but I was still unable to connect the two computers.
I decided to "ping" the PC from the MBP, just to see if they could communicate at all. The results were normal.
Finally, when I first started using the MBP, in the Finder program my PC was listed on the left side column under "shared volumes" or something like that. However, it is longer there. Regardless, I was unable to connect the two computers even when the PC was listed, so I don't know if that is important or not.
Well, I've tried to provide all the relevant information in terms of what the problem is and what I've tried to do so far to correct it. If anyone has some insight for me, I'd really appreciate it.
I know that there have been similar posts, so let me apologize in advance, but I have read through the previously mentioned advise in trying to solve my problem with no luck. So here goes hoping that someone has fresh insight...
I recently purchased a MBP and have been trying to transfer about 20 gigs of music and pictures and other various documents from my PC. The PC is connected to a router with an ethernet cable and the MBP is connected wirelessly.
I have tried to connect the two computers by enabling sharing on the PC and then using the "connect to server" function in Finder. I type in the smb:// followed by the name of my computer and then I am asked for a user name and password. I provide the name and PW for my PC and then I am provided with a list of shared folders. However, when I select the folder that I want to access, I always receive the error message "volume failed to mount". I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong.
A few more points: I have heard that the workgroup name between the two computers needs to be the same and that I should be able to specify the workgroup on my mac when entering the server information, however on my computer, there is no field to specify this. Further, I am unable to find a way to specify the workgroup anywhere else that has been suggested, such as under the "directory utilities app" in Finder. I don't know if this has anything to do with my problem or not.
I tried turning off the Windows Firewall on my PC, but I was still unable to connect the two computers.
I decided to "ping" the PC from the MBP, just to see if they could communicate at all. The results were normal.
Finally, when I first started using the MBP, in the Finder program my PC was listed on the left side column under "shared volumes" or something like that. However, it is longer there. Regardless, I was unable to connect the two computers even when the PC was listed, so I don't know if that is important or not.
Well, I've tried to provide all the relevant information in terms of what the problem is and what I've tried to do so far to correct it. If anyone has some insight for me, I'd really appreciate it.