New to networking. Cannot connect to Mac from Windows

[Russell Codd]

Hi there. I am a windows user, but very envious of the Mac (money
constrainsts only prevent me from getting one), and I am trying to
connect to a Mac on a local network, using Network Neighbourhood on the
Win98 machine, and File Sharing on the Mac.

We have a router, which we have managed to set up the windows machines to
share through, and we have followed the help files for creating an
account to log into the Mac.

Now I can see the Mac using Network Neighbourhood, but when I try to
access it, it prompts for a password in the form of a pop up:

Resource: \\his computer\IPC$
Password:

Any password I enter is wrong though. Is there a way to access just the
account he has set up for me, as I am not sure what this IPC$ is.

Thanks in advance for your replies.
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[matt]

"Russell Codd" <Reply@fhoas.com> wrote in message
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> Hi there. I am a windows user, but very envious of the Mac (money
> constrainsts only prevent me from getting one), and I am trying to
> connect to a Mac on a local network, using Network Neighbourhood on the
> Win98 machine, and File Sharing on the Mac.
>
> We have a router, which we have managed to set up the windows machines to
> share through, and we have followed the help files for creating an
> account to log into the Mac.
>
> Now I can see the Mac using Network Neighbourhood, but when I try to
> access it, it prompts for a password in the form of a pop up:
>
> Resource: \\his computer\IPC$
> Password:
>
> Any password I enter is wrong though. Is there a way to access just the
> account he has set up for me, as I am not sure what this IPC$ is.

IPC generally refers to inter process communication or something like that -
basically its expecting you to authenticate yourself. Whatever your username
is on windows (find out by going Start.... Log off <username>) will need to
have an account/password on the mac. (How you go about setting up such users
on the mac is beyond me - I only have Appletalk macs here). Then you can
connect using your mac password.

hope that helps,
matt

>
> Thanks in advance for your replies.
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[Russell Codd]

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matt said

>
> "Russell Codd" <Reply@fhoas.com> wrote in message
> news:MPG.19e17cbba6c7bd2a9896c0@news.dsl.pipex.com ...

> > Hi there. I am a windows user, but very envious of the Mac (money
> > constrainsts only prevent me from getting one), and I am trying to
> > connect to a Mac on a local network, using Network Neighbourhood on the
> > Win98 machine, and File Sharing on the Mac.
> >
> > We have a router, which we have managed to set up the windows machines to
> > share through, and we have followed the help files for creating an
> > account to log into the Mac.
> >
> > Now I can see the Mac using Network Neighbourhood, but when I try to
> > access it, it prompts for a password in the form of a pop up:
> >
> > Resource: \\his computer\IPC$
> > Password:
> >
> > Any password I enter is wrong though. Is there a way to access just the
> > account he has set up for me, as I am not sure what this IPC$ is.

>
> IPC generally refers to inter process communication or something like that -
> basically its expecting you to authenticate yourself. Whatever your username
> is on windows (find out by going Start.... Log off <username>) will need to
> have an account/password on the mac. (How you go about setting up such users
> on the mac is beyond me - I only have Appletalk macs here). Then you can
> connect using your mac password.

Well my log on name for windows is Russell Codd, but there is no
password. So I need to set up the account on the mac using the name
'Russell Codd'?? Again, what woud I use for the password though?
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[matt]

"Russell Codd" <Reply@fhoas.com> wrote in message
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> matt said

> >
> > "Russell Codd" <Reply@fhoas.com> wrote in message
> > news:MPG.19e17cbba6c7bd2a9896c0@news.dsl.pipex.com ...

> > > Hi there. I am a windows user, but very envious of the Mac (money
> > > constrainsts only prevent me from getting one), and I am trying to
> > > connect to a Mac on a local network, using Network Neighbourhood on

the

> > > Win98 machine, and File Sharing on the Mac.
> > >
> > > We have a router, which we have managed to set up the windows machines

to

> > > share through, and we have followed the help files for creating an
> > > account to log into the Mac.
> > >
> > > Now I can see the Mac using Network Neighbourhood, but when I try to
> > > access it, it prompts for a password in the form of a pop up:
> > >
> > > Resource: \\his computer\IPC$
> > > Password:
> > >
> > > Any password I enter is wrong though. Is there a way to access just

the

> > > account he has set up for me, as I am not sure what this IPC$ is.

> >
> > IPC generally refers to inter process communication or something like

that -

> > basically its expecting you to authenticate yourself. Whatever your

username

> > is on windows (find out by going Start.... Log off <username>) will need

to

> > have an account/password on the mac. (How you go about setting up such

users

> > on the mac is beyond me - I only have Appletalk macs here). Then you can
> > connect using your mac password.

>
> Well my log on name for windows is Russell Codd, but there is no
> password. So I need to set up the account on the mac using the name
> 'Russell Codd'??

Yes - though I would go with something simpler like Russell for testing

>Again, what woud I use for the password though?

Can the accounts on the mac have passwords? I used to use Windows 2000 and
to allow other people in the house to connect I created user accounts for
them with no password - then they connected just fine. Another option might
be to find out the windows file sharing options on the MAC - perhaps there
is a "require user" option?

You could also give "guest" or "nobody" a go - they are common guest
usernames.

matt

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[Russell Codd]

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matt said

>
> "Russell Codd" <Reply@fhoas.com> wrote in message
> news:MPG.19e21101d39a6c119896c1@news.dsl.pipex.com ...

> > Begin secret code: <bl81eq$edp$1@pump1.york.ac.uk>.
> > matt said

> > >
> > > "Russell Codd" <Reply@fhoas.com> wrote in message
> > > news:MPG.19e17cbba6c7bd2a9896c0@news.dsl.pipex.com ...
> > > > Hi there. I am a windows user, but very envious of the Mac (money
> > > > constrainsts only prevent me from getting one), and I am trying to
> > > > connect to a Mac on a local network, using Network Neighbourhood on

> the

> > > > Win98 machine, and File Sharing on the Mac.
> > > >
> > > > We have a router, which we have managed to set up the windows machines

> to

> > > > share through, and we have followed the help files for creating an
> > > > account to log into the Mac.
> > > >
> > > > Now I can see the Mac using Network Neighbourhood, but when I try to
> > > > access it, it prompts for a password in the form of a pop up:
> > > >
> > > > Resource: \\his computer\IPC$
> > > > Password:
> > > >
> > > > Any password I enter is wrong though. Is there a way to access just

> the

> > > > account he has set up for me, as I am not sure what this IPC$ is.
> > >
> > > IPC generally refers to inter process communication or something like

> that -

> > > basically its expecting you to authenticate yourself. Whatever your

> username

> > > is on windows (find out by going Start.... Log off <username>) will need

> to

> > > have an account/password on the mac. (How you go about setting up such

> users

> > > on the mac is beyond me - I only have Appletalk macs here). Then you can
> > > connect using your mac password.

> >
> > Well my log on name for windows is Russell Codd, but there is no
> > password. So I need to set up the account on the mac using the name
> > 'Russell Codd'??

> Yes - though I would go with something simpler like Russell for testing
>

> >Again, what woud I use for the password though?

> Can the accounts on the mac have passwords? I used to use Windows 2000 and
> to allow other people in the house to connect I created user accounts for
> them with no password - then they connected just fine. Another option might
> be to find out the windows file sharing options on the MAC - perhaps there
> is a "require user" option?
>
> You could also give "guest" or "nobody" a go - they are common guest
> usernames.

There is no prompt for a username though, just a password. I have also
tried a lot of these as possible passwords.

He has set up an account on his computer for me, but accessing it seems
to need this password, which isn't the one he has set for the account.

There is also a bit we found whereby I log into the mac using
[url]http://local.router.ip.address/russellcodd[/url]
but this just times out when trying to connect.
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[matt]

"Russell Codd" <Reply@fhoas.com> wrote in message
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> matt said

> >
> > "Russell Codd" <Reply@fhoas.com> wrote in message
> > news:MPG.19e21101d39a6c119896c1@news.dsl.pipex.com ...

> > > Begin secret code: <bl81eq$edp$1@pump1.york.ac.uk>.
> > > matt said
> > > >
> > > > "Russell Codd" <Reply@fhoas.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:MPG.19e17cbba6c7bd2a9896c0@news.dsl.pipex.com ...
> > > > > Hi there. I am a windows user, but very envious of the Mac (money
> > > > > constrainsts only prevent me from getting one), and I am trying to
> > > > > connect to a Mac on a local network, using Network Neighbourhood

on

> > the

> > > > > Win98 machine, and File Sharing on the Mac.
> > > > >
> > > > > We have a router, which we have managed to set up the windows

machines

> > to

> > > > > share through, and we have followed the help files for creating an
> > > > > account to log into the Mac.
> > > > >
> > > > > Now I can see the Mac using Network Neighbourhood, but when I try

to

> > > > > access it, it prompts for a password in the form of a pop up:
> > > > >
> > > > > Resource: \\his computer\IPC$
> > > > > Password:
> > > > >
> > > > > Any password I enter is wrong though. Is there a way to access

just

> > the

> > > > > account he has set up for me, as I am not sure what this IPC$ is.
> > > >
> > > > IPC generally refers to inter process communication or something

like

> > that -

> > > > basically its expecting you to authenticate yourself. Whatever your

> > username

> > > > is on windows (find out by going Start.... Log off <username>) will

need

> > to

> > > > have an account/password on the mac. (How you go about setting up

such

> > users

> > > > on the mac is beyond me - I only have Appletalk macs here). Then you

can

> > > > connect using your mac password.
> > >
> > > Well my log on name for windows is Russell Codd, but there is no
> > > password. So I need to set up the account on the mac using the name
> > > 'Russell Codd'??

> > Yes - though I would go with something simpler like Russell for testing
> >

> > >Again, what woud I use for the password though?

> > Can the accounts on the mac have passwords? I used to use Windows 2000

and

> > to allow other people in the house to connect I created user accounts

for

> > them with no password - then they connected just fine. Another option

might

> > be to find out the windows file sharing options on the MAC - perhaps

there

> > is a "require user" option?
> >
> > You could also give "guest" or "nobody" a go - they are common guest
> > usernames.

>
> There is no prompt for a username though, just a password. I have also
> tried a lot of these as possible passwords.
>
> He has set up an account on his computer for me, but accessing it seems
> to need this password, which isn't the one he has set for the account.

The way it should work is that you set up an account on the mac with your
windows 98 login name and any password you like. When you try to connect to
the mac windows should pass your username to the mac and the mac will expect
the password of that user that it has stored.

If this still doesn't work, you could try posting to comp.protocols.smb -
theres a lot of knowledgeble people in there!

matt

>
> There is also a bit we found whereby I log into the mac using
> [url]http://local.router.ip.address/russellcodd[/url]
> but this just times out when trying to connect.
> --
> Always proof read carefully in case you any words out
> Fish Head on a Stick:
> < [url]http://www.fhoas.com[/url] >

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[Russell Codd]

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matt said
<snip>

> The way it should work is that you set up an account on the mac with your
> windows 98 login name and any password you like. When you try to connect to
> the mac windows should pass your username to the mac and the mac will expect
> the password of that user that it has stored.

Hmm, my username to log into windows in 'Russell Codd' and apparently the
Mac doesn't like capitals or spaces, so all i can put in as a username on
the mac is 'russellcodd.' I tried changing my log in name to russellcodd,
but this didn't work either.

> If this still doesn't work, you could try posting to comp.protocols.smb -
> theres a lot of knowledgeble people in there!

Thanks, I will.

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