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<blockquote data-quote="MacsWork" data-source="post: 1357579" data-attributes="member: 11094"><p>When authenticating to a computer you should use this method:</p><p></p><p>machinename\username</p><p>password</p><p></p><p>i.e. if the computers name is mac and the user's name is Joe and you are asked for the user<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" />ass when connecting,...</p><p></p><p>mac\joe</p><p>password</p><p></p><p>Same on iMac</p><p></p><p>If the PC name is Win7 and the user is Bill, on the Mac you want to access something on the PC, when asked for user<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" />ass</p><p></p><p>Win7\bill</p><p>password</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MacsWork, post: 1357579, member: 11094"] When authenticating to a computer you should use this method: machinename\username password i.e. if the computers name is mac and the user's name is Joe and you are asked for the user:pass when connecting,... mac\joe password Same on iMac If the PC name is Win7 and the user is Bill, on the Mac you want to access something on the PC, when asked for user:pass Win7\bill password [/QUOTE]
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