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I've connected my Macbook Pro to my Dell M90 PC (see below). How do I now see the drives and exchange files from either computer to the other?
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Mshort
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From: US
Registered: Feb 26, 2009
Connecting Mac to PC wireless
Posted: Feb 26, 2009 7:01 AM Reply Email
How do I connect my new Macbook Pro to my Dell M90 laptop (Windows XP SP3)via wireless cards in the laptops while keeping my internet connection (ethernet) on the PC? I have no internet connection on the Mac (nor do I need one in this environment). I just want to be able to exchange files between the two without using my thumb drive. Thanks.
Macbook Pro Mac OS X (10.5.6)
Matt Wolanski
Posts: 382
From: Ohio
Registered: Aug 4, 2000
Re: Connecting Mac to PC wireless
Posted: Feb 26, 2009 8:13 AM in response to: Mshort Reply Email
You can create an ad-hoc wireless network on the PC - but then you cannot use the wireless card on the PC for connecting to the internet.
assuming you have a wired ethernet connection for the PC - or that you do not need to keep internet connectivity on the PC during the file transfer - open the properties on the wireless card on the PC and on the wireless networks tab - click the Advanced button - the choose Computer to Computer (ad-hoc) networks only. That is the main part of the setup - if you do turn on internet connection sharing on the wired port you will automatically get DHCP and such on the wireless - not sure if I have tried the ad-hoc without having another live connection.
or you could start the other way and turn on internet sharing on the mac side and make the mac a wireless access point - even though it does not have a wired connection - then add that wireless network to the PC's list of networks.
MacBook Pro 2.33GHz 17" with lots of extras Mac OS X (10.5.6) iPod Video 30GB iPhone 8GB
Mshort
Posts: 2
From: US
Registered: Feb 26, 2009
Re: Connecting Mac to PC wireless
Posted: Feb 26, 2009 1:01 PM in response to: Matt Wolanski Reply Email
OK I got it to work going from the Mac to the PC. I'm connected wirelessly and still have my ethernet connection to the internet active on the PC. Just what I wanted. Now, where can I see the Mac on the PC or vice versa? How do I access the drives on either machine?
Macbook Pro Mac OS X (10.5.6)
(Previous Post)
Mshort
Posts: 2
From: US
Registered: Feb 26, 2009
Connecting Mac to PC wireless
Posted: Feb 26, 2009 7:01 AM Reply Email
How do I connect my new Macbook Pro to my Dell M90 laptop (Windows XP SP3)via wireless cards in the laptops while keeping my internet connection (ethernet) on the PC? I have no internet connection on the Mac (nor do I need one in this environment). I just want to be able to exchange files between the two without using my thumb drive. Thanks.
Macbook Pro Mac OS X (10.5.6)
Matt Wolanski
Posts: 382
From: Ohio
Registered: Aug 4, 2000
Re: Connecting Mac to PC wireless
Posted: Feb 26, 2009 8:13 AM in response to: Mshort Reply Email
You can create an ad-hoc wireless network on the PC - but then you cannot use the wireless card on the PC for connecting to the internet.
assuming you have a wired ethernet connection for the PC - or that you do not need to keep internet connectivity on the PC during the file transfer - open the properties on the wireless card on the PC and on the wireless networks tab - click the Advanced button - the choose Computer to Computer (ad-hoc) networks only. That is the main part of the setup - if you do turn on internet connection sharing on the wired port you will automatically get DHCP and such on the wireless - not sure if I have tried the ad-hoc without having another live connection.
or you could start the other way and turn on internet sharing on the mac side and make the mac a wireless access point - even though it does not have a wired connection - then add that wireless network to the PC's list of networks.
MacBook Pro 2.33GHz 17" with lots of extras Mac OS X (10.5.6) iPod Video 30GB iPhone 8GB
Mshort
Posts: 2
From: US
Registered: Feb 26, 2009
Re: Connecting Mac to PC wireless
Posted: Feb 26, 2009 1:01 PM in response to: Matt Wolanski Reply Email
OK I got it to work going from the Mac to the PC. I'm connected wirelessly and still have my ethernet connection to the internet active on the PC. Just what I wanted. Now, where can I see the Mac on the PC or vice versa? How do I access the drives on either machine?
Macbook Pro Mac OS X (10.5.6)
Macbook Pro, Mac OS X (10.5.6)