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Mac Forum / General / Networking / March 2005Using my Windows XP computer as a server for my powerbook?
Hello, was a windows user, but am now using my powerbook as my primary computer... how can I have my desktop computer, connected via Gigabit Ethernet to the powerbook act as a server, like external harddrives for my powerbook...mean while the powerbook will be using the net via the airport... whats the best way to do this? oh and can i remote desktop my windows Pc from OSX? thanks  SignaturePosted using the http://www.macforumz.com interface, at author's request Articles individually checked for conformance to usenet standards Topic URL: http://www.macforumz.com/Comm-Windows-XP-computer-server-powerbook-ftopict146106.html Visit Topic URL to contact author (reg. req'd). Report abuse: http://www.macforumz.com/eform.php?p=573428 > Hello, was a windows user, but am now using my powerbook as my primary > computer... [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > powerbook...mean while the powerbook will be using the net via the > airport... yes. Finder->Go->Connect to server. You should be able to either connect by entering smb://pcname_or_IP_address/share_name Or you should be able to click on the Browse button in that connection dialog and see any shares offered up by your PC (assuming Mac OS X 10.3). If you do not see your PC shares, then go to Applications -> Utilities -> Directory Access Click on the "Padlock" in the lower left to unlock the app, then select SMB, click Configure, and enter your PC's WORKGROUP. > whats the best way to do this? If you want to remain wireless, then connect your PC to the WiFi Cable/DSL router (it must have some additional LAN ethernet ports) via an ethernet cable, and just connect via Airport on the local LAN. If that is not fast enough and you do not mind having an ethernet cable tying down your Powerbook, then plug your Powerbook via ethernet to the WiFi Cable/DSL router, again assuming you have more than 1 LAN ethernet port on your router, then you do not need the Airport, so you can turn it off and save battery power, unless you always have it plugged in anyway. Now you will get about 8 megabytes of throughput over the the 100BaseT ethernet (assuming your WiFi Cable/DSL router has a 100baseT switch). If you really want Gigabit performance, then if possible, get a Gigabit switch, plug the PC and the Powerbook into the switch, and then connect the switch to your WiFi Cable/DSL router so that the Mac and PC can talk Gigabit speeds, and any traffic to the internet will be sent to the Cable/DSL router via the switch. Again in this mode, since you are already tied down because of the Gigabit ethernet cable, you can turn off the Airport card and save battery power if you like. If you do not want to get a Gigabit switch, then things get more interesting, and to be honest with you, I am not really experienced with Gigabit ethernet. I think you will use a cable between the PC and Mac. I think you might need to give the Mac and PC ethernet ports explicit fixed IP addresses, since they are not part of your WiFi Cable/DSL router network. Also having a fixed IP address on the PC makes it easier to connect to it. Of course you could enable System Preferences -> Sharing -> Internet -> Start to have your Mac share its internet connection with the PC, then the PC would be assigned an IP address from the Mac which would now be acting as a router and DHCP server for the PC. > oh and can i remote desktop my windows Pc from OSX? > > thanks By the way, I think either using the 100baseT network via the WiFi Cable/DSL router or using a gigabit switch are the best suggestions. Bob Harris "user638" wrote: > In article > <2_573428_8c6f2014e6fd7b18107b13f7f5909f71@macforumz.com>, [quoted text clipped - 99 lines] > > Bob Harris thanks alot, ya i went the route of setting up a direct connection... i used the setting up a static ip on the windows desktop..and its wrking great thanks alot... Amish SignaturePosted using the http://www.macforumz.com interface, at author's request Articles individually checked for conformance to usenet standards Topic URL: http://www.macforumz.com/Comm-Windows-XP-computer-server-powerbook-ftopict146106.html Visit Topic URL to contact author (reg. req'd). Report abuse: http://www.macforumz.com/eform.php?p=573901 > Hello, was a windows user, but am now using my powerbook as my primary > computer... [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > whats the best way to do this? On your PC, share the folders that you want to access from your Mac. On the Mac, mount the Windows folders by using "Connect To Server" under the "Go" menu. > oh and can i remote desktop my windows Pc from OSX? Yes. Look for a product called "VNC". -john- Signature====================================================================== John A. Weeks III 952-432-2708 john@johnweeks.com Newave Communications http://www.johnweeks.com ====================================================================== >> oh and can i remote desktop my windows Pc from OSX? > >Yes. Look for a product called "VNC". I didn't catch if the OP has XP H or XP P, but if it's XP P, Remote Desktop from Microsoft will be *WORLDS* faster. > >> oh and can i remote desktop my windows Pc from OSX? > > > >Yes. Look for a product called "VNC". > > I didn't catch if the OP has XP H or XP P, but if it's XP P, Remote > Desktop from Microsoft will be *WORLDS* faster. If the OP uses XP Pro (or 2000/2003 Server) you can run MS's own Remote Desktop Connect (free from <http://microsoft.com/mac>. It's very fast. And free. Signature/Z |
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