Networking OSX & Windows 98

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Networking OSX & Windows 98

I have a Belkin Wi-Fi router, an iMac (connected to the router by ethernet) and a laptop running windows 98 with a Belkin WiFi PC card.

Both machines can use the internet, and the laptop can see the iMac through Network Neighborhood (and copy files from and to).

On the iMac I see the laptop listed in my Network finder window, however if i click to connect to it I get the message "The alias "LAPTOPNAME" could not be opened, because the original item cannot be found".

Any ideas?

Posted on Oct 2, 2005 10:32 AM

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Answer 1

Tim Haigh

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Oct 2, 2005 10:41 AM in response to John Stuart

Have you enabled file sharing on the win98 box?

Joel Shoemaker has written a good how to

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John Stuart Author

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Oct 2, 2005 11:23 AM in response to Tim Haigh

Thanks - Joel's How-To cleared everything up for me.

Cheers!

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John Stuart Author

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Oct 2, 2005 11:39 AM in response to John Stuart

Don't suppose there is a how-to print to a printer connected to the Mac from the PC, is there?!?

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Tim Haigh

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Oct 2, 2005 11:43 AM in response to John Stuart

There is a howto but this is for windows xp but it may work for win98. I am not sure.

http://www.efelix.co.uk/tech/3000.html

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iFelix

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Oct 15, 2005 5:15 PM in response to John Stuart

] Don't suppose there is a how-to print to a printer connected to the Mac from the PC, is there?!?

Ensure that Printer Sharing is enabled and Windows Sharing as well.

On the Windows 98 PC

"Start" -> "Settings" -> "Printers". Double click on "Add printer." Click "Next." Select "Network Printer" and click "Next". Click "Browse" and find your mac computer in the list. Click the "+" sign next to it to expand the printer list. Select the remote printer definition, click "OK", click "Next."

When prompted for the manufacturer/model of your printer, if the printer attached to the Mac is a black and white printer you need to use the Apple Laserwriter driver regardless of which printer you actually have.

So if you have a black and white laser printer, you should use the Apple Laserwriter driver.

If the printer attached is a colour printer use the Apple Color Laserwriter driver regardless of which printer you actually have.

So if you have a colour inkjet printer, you should use the Apple Color Laserwriter driver.

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Answer 6

Dec 3, 2005 8:04 PM in response to John Stuart

thank u this worked for me too!!! ifinally i can move files from my crappy win 98 compute to my i mac g5 thank u!

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