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Okay, through the help of this board I've unraveled most of my newbie switcher issues, except this one. All I'm trying to do is get my iMac (Intel) to talk with my iBook G4. Both are brand new, OSX. The are no Win machines in the loop -- it's a pure Mac OSX network. I'm using a Linksys "b" system. Accessing the internet is stoopid easy on both machines. But I want the machines to see each other to share files, iTunes libraries, printer, etc.
I've created the appropriate network (I can easily get the internet, the Airport icon shows 4 bars), I've set sharing to Personal File Sharing, Print Sharing, Windows Sharing and Personal Web Sharing (the only categories that remotely look applicable -- I realize web sharing and windows sharing shouldn't apply). The firewall is off. Both machines have identical settings.
And yet I cannot get either machine to "see" the other. I've tried setting individual folder options to "read & write" for others and for a group called "network." I've set iTunes up for "sharing."
I've repaired permissions.
Still Zip. Nada. VERY frustrating. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I'm going to be switching to an Extreme base with Express remote later this week, and I'd love for this aspect of the Mac world to be as easy as the rest of the stuff. (I could do this in Win XP without much fanfare using their "home network wizard" -- hate to blaspheme here on the Mac board, but that's what I'd do in the "old" days). BTW, I've run the "assist me" think in the System:Network folder.
Thanks,
Greg
I've created the appropriate network (I can easily get the internet, the Airport icon shows 4 bars), I've set sharing to Personal File Sharing, Print Sharing, Windows Sharing and Personal Web Sharing (the only categories that remotely look applicable -- I realize web sharing and windows sharing shouldn't apply). The firewall is off. Both machines have identical settings.
And yet I cannot get either machine to "see" the other. I've tried setting individual folder options to "read & write" for others and for a group called "network." I've set iTunes up for "sharing."
I've repaired permissions.
Still Zip. Nada. VERY frustrating. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I'm going to be switching to an Extreme base with Express remote later this week, and I'd love for this aspect of the Mac world to be as easy as the rest of the stuff. (I could do this in Win XP without much fanfare using their "home network wizard" -- hate to blaspheme here on the Mac board, but that's what I'd do in the "old" days). BTW, I've run the "assist me" think in the System:Network folder.
Thanks,
Greg