OpenOSX: WinTel XP Tutorial: Windows to Mac OS X Networking

Windows to Mac OS X Networking

You can access any shared folders or volumes available on your network that Windows supports (for example FTP or samba) from within you Windows virtual machine. This guide will show you how to set up FTP sharing from a Mac and access it in your Windows virtual machine.

On any Mac that you want to access from Windows that is either the Mac WinTel is running on, or any other Mac on your local network, if you do not know what IP address the machine is, go under the Apple in the upper left of your screen, choose "System Preferences" and click on Network. Click on the interface your Mac is networked by (example Ethernet if it is networked through the ethernet port, or AirPort if it is networked over WiFi). Note the IP address. For our example it is 10.0.1.3 which will be referenced the rest of this guide. Substitute your IP address for 10.0.1.3.

	Next, we need to enable FTP access if it is not already enabled. Click on the Sharing icon in your System Preferences. Note that you can share various folders here. Enable file sharing if it is disabled, then click on "Options...".

Enable "Share files and folders using FTP". If you want to be able to access your files with samba, then also enable "Share files and folders using SMB".

	In Windows, choose "My Computer" from the "Start" menu.

In the left menu, click "My network places".

	In the left menu, click "Add a network place".

The Network Place Wizard should start. Click "Next".

	Click on "Choose another network location" and hit "Next".

Type in the IP address you noted at the beginning of this guide. For our example our address is 10.0.1.3, so type: `ftp://10.0.1.3` Be sure to use the IP address that you noted at the beginning of this guide.

	Next you can choose to login anonymously which usually limits the access and possibly makes the access read-only. For our example we uncheck "Log on anonymously" and specify the "User Name". The user name that we specify is our Mac OS X user account name. This is the same name that was specified when the Mac OS X account was set up, and is the account name used to login Mac OS X (if multiple users are enabled). If you are not sure of the account name, start System Preferences on the Mac that you are attempting to share (and the same computer you enabled FTP file sharing at the beginning of this guide). The account name will be listed on the top left of the Accounts under "My account". Hit "Next" to proceed.

Then assign any nickname you want this network place to be called. Hit "Next" to continue.

	We left the Open when finished option checked and press "Finish" to save and open the network place.

You will be prompted for the user name and password. The username should already be filled in which you supplied in a previous step. Type the password for that user name. It is the password used to login to that Mac OS X account (User name). We chose to have the password stored so that we are not required to type in the password every time we connect to this network place. It is up to you, if you want the password stored, click on "Save password". When you are ready to proceed, press "Log On". The network place will attempt to connect. If you entered the right IP address, account name and password, you should see a window with the available files listed.

	You can now access this Network place anytime you want from the Start menu, just choose "Network places".

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