AKICILJ: Shared PC folders

[semperfiona]

So I'm sure I would figure this out eventually, but if someone's got a quick answer...

I just bought the shiny new MacBookPro. This morning I walked over to Tammie's PC laptop and set a drive to shared. If it's relevant, and it may well be, the drive in question is on a Netgear Storage Central device, which is visible to the PC and acts like an internal drive when accessed from it.

The shared drive does not show up on my MacBook, neither on the Finder nor on the Desktop. I don't even know where else to look for it. The support document at apple.com says I'll need the PC's name and a user account/password, but I don't know where to enter them.

(Also: GIP. I are fond of the old logo. :-) )

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[ohari.livejournal.com]

my research says there's a product (casts fifty bucks) called Mac Storage manager from Newt Data (http://www.newtdata.com) that'll make the toaster work with the Mac, which I have not touched yet as I do not want to burst into flames. Maybe we should just go that route.

I loves you.

[reannon.livejournal.com]

Are you sharing the drive via wireless or with cables? Also, as I recall both computers have to be set to share or it won't show up. I've never tried to share with a PC, but I can access my iMac across the room without cables.

If you get stuck, I have a friend who's a Mac Genius and may be able to shed some light on the issue.

[semperfiona]

Wirelessly.

I'm going to test my theory with the c: drives of the PC's when I get home.

[a2macgeek.livejournal.com]

Try clicking on Network to see it. If you're not sure where Network is, make sure you're in the Finder, then click on the Go menu and select Computer. That should change the window you're in so that it shows an icon for your hard drive, and globe icon called Network.

[semperfiona]

Awesome! Between your assistance here, and a webpage ohari found at LifeHacker, I found it and am now happily copying music down from the library.