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Hi Guys, I am a windows convert now using an imac and a mac book pro.
This is what i am trying to achieve:
1.I want my imac to recognise my macbook pro and if I need, to be able to add files/folders to it, to take files/folders from it
2.I want my macbook pro to also recognise my imac on a network, and again, add/remove/transfer files between imac/macbook pro
3.I'd like any external hard drives attached to my imac , and or printer to be recognised by my macbook pro, again also need to transfer files and folders
This is what has happened so far after looking through web articles etc:
1.My macbook pro sees my imac and doesn't allow me any access to files and folders
2.My macbook pro sees only 1 external hard drive and fully allows me to transfer and exchange files beween my mbp and the external drive
3.My imac simply doesn't recognise my macbook pro.
Are my network requirements too ambitious for a mac system to do or am I ( most likely) doing something hopelessly wrong?
I have poured over article after article online to get this far and finding this experience incredibly frustrating as i am unsure if it is my poor mac/network skills that are preventing me from doing this or if it is the mac system that is incapable of doing what i want :-(
all replies gratefully accepted, even the obvious sarcastic ones!
I have looked online for help before posting this.
I am using mac osx 10.6.5 on both imac and mbp
This is what i am trying to achieve:
1.I want my imac to recognise my macbook pro and if I need, to be able to add files/folders to it, to take files/folders from it
2.I want my macbook pro to also recognise my imac on a network, and again, add/remove/transfer files between imac/macbook pro
3.I'd like any external hard drives attached to my imac , and or printer to be recognised by my macbook pro, again also need to transfer files and folders
This is what has happened so far after looking through web articles etc:
1.My macbook pro sees my imac and doesn't allow me any access to files and folders
2.My macbook pro sees only 1 external hard drive and fully allows me to transfer and exchange files beween my mbp and the external drive
3.My imac simply doesn't recognise my macbook pro.
Are my network requirements too ambitious for a mac system to do or am I ( most likely) doing something hopelessly wrong?
I have poured over article after article online to get this far and finding this experience incredibly frustrating as i am unsure if it is my poor mac/network skills that are preventing me from doing this or if it is the mac system that is incapable of doing what i want :-(
all replies gratefully accepted, even the obvious sarcastic ones!
I have looked online for help before posting this.
I am using mac osx 10.6.5 on both imac and mbp