help with WinXP to Mac File sharing using Bonjour

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help with WinXP to Mac File sharing using Bonjour

Hi,
So, I've been trying to see the magic in Bonjour and have only found mystery. Maybe I'm going about this the wrong way but I was under the impression that I could use Bonjour to connect my PC to my Mac and use it for file and printer sharing. How do I do this? After installing bonjour on my Xp machine, I see the Bonjour icon in the IE browser window on the PC. But when I click on it, it doesn't find my Mac. Who has found the most comprehensive article on how to set this up? Any other tips? I would LOVE to get this working.

Posted on Jul 22, 2005 2:15 PM

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iFelix

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Jul 27, 2005 1:17 PM in response to David Hard

File sharing can not be done through Bonjour.

Though aimed at 10.3 the principles also work for 10.4

Sharing files between an XP PC and a Mac running OS 10.3.x
http://www.ifelix.co.uk/tech/3001.html

Printing to a printer on a XP PC from a Mac running 10.3.x
http://www.ifelix.co.uk/tech/3004.html

Printing to a printer on a XP PC from a Mac running 10.3.x (alternative method)
http://www.ifelix.co.uk/tech/3009.html

If the printer is on the Mac and it is running 10.4 then you can use Bonjour.

Printing to a printer on a Mac running 10.4.x from a Windows PC using Bonjour for Windows
http://www.ifelix.co.uk/tech/3014.html

Answer 2

Aug 17, 2005 3:37 PM in response to iFelix

Thank you! This was very helpful for me!

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iFelix

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Aug 20, 2005 2:24 PM in response to Bluearmy1987

Glad to hear you found the pages useful.