Q: Problem with Connect As function

Hello. I have a problem with connection of two my Apple computers. One is Mac Pro with el capitan 10.11.6 and second is MacbookAir with the same version. My problem is: when I try to use Connect As function to see another hard drive's content, I see an authorisation request (enter my username and password) and then, after minute or more, connection failed.

UPnP on my router is enabled. Internet is working. All another seems perfect.

What can be a reason?

Thank you very much.

Posted on Sep 6, 2016 11:03 AM

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JimmyCMPIT Sep 6, 2016 11:07 AM in response to indeec
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Sep 6, 2016 11:07 AM in response to indeec

you need to enter the user/pass for the other computer, and if its specific to a users account you need to share that level of the account and provide that users log/pass

How to connect with File Sharing on your Mac - Apple Support
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indeec Sep 7, 2016 1:11 AM in response to JimmyCMPIT
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Sep 7, 2016 1:11 AM in response to JimmyCMPIT

Thank you, Jimmy. But what "share that level of the account" means?

I saw that guide already and I have file shared enabled. More, I tryed to make a vpn connection with this computers to make it work in one network. In that way smb protocol would be used. But in fact nothing has changed. Authorization request and connection failed after that. No one diagnostic error message, nothing.
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