Connect Through the Network Icon


If you are on a local network, all of the other computers on the network are found through the "Network" icon in the Sidebar, as shown below. You can easily share files with anyone on this network.

To connect to another Mac on the local network:

1.

All Macs that want to connect and share files must have "Personal File Sharing" turned on in the Sharing preferences (see page 176).

2.

Open a Finder window, as shown above. Single-click on the "Network" icon in the Sidebar.

If the network icon is not in the Sidebar, you can put it there: Go to the Finder menu and choose "Preferences...." Click the "Sidebar" icon in the toolbar. Make sure there is a checkmark next to "Network."

3.

You'll see a list of Macs (and PCs) that are connected on this network.

No matter which view your window is in, you can double-click the name of the computer to which you want to connect.

4.

A "Connect to Server" window opens (shown at the top of the next page).

  • Guest. If you don't have admin privileges (meaning you don't have the administrator name and password for the other Mac), sign in as a "Guest." Guest access is limited to the "Public" folder, which is in the user's Home folder. The Guest can put files in her Drop Box folder to share, which is inside the Public folder.

  • Registered User. If you know the admin name and password of the other computer, check this button.

5.

If you want to log in as "Guest," choose that button and click

"Connect." You'll have limited access to the other Mac, as explained on the previous page.

If you want to log in as "Registered User," enter the name and password for the other computer! I know this window appears and has your name in the "Name" field, but it's misleadingit does not want your name and password! It wants the name and password for the other Mac that you want to connect to. You can use either the long name or the short name.

6.

Click the "Connect" button. In the window that opens, shown below, select a "volume" to mount (assuming you entered the name and password for this Mac). Partitions and connected hard disks are shown as volumes in the list. Click OK.

7.

A volume icon of the selected computer appears on your Desktop, as shown above. Double-click it to open a Finder window and access files on that computer.

Tip

Keep a mounted volume accessible by minimizing it to the Dock while its window is open, click the yellow button in the top-left corner.

To re-open the volume's window, just click its icon in the Dock (below).





Macs on the Go!(c) Guide to Mobile Computing for Mac Laptops Using Mac OS X
Macs on the Go
ISBN: 0321247485
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2006
Pages: 119

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