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Q: File sharing settings

I recently updated two of my Macs to El Capitan, and by simply checking the File Sharing box under System Preferences/Sharing, I can share files back and forth between either Mac - wonderful.

 

However, I have an older Mac running Leopard 10.5.8 that won't get upgraded and I can't seem to access its files from the newer Macs. When I turn on File Sharing in the Leopard unit I can see it in the Finder under Shared on the newer Macs, however I can't connect to it from either unit - nothing happens when I click on "Connect As" in the Finder. Now from the older unit I can access files from either of the newer units, but not the other way around.

 

The nice thing about El Capitan is that there is nothing to set under the System Preferences Sharing menu. However on the older Leopard unit, I have "Options" where I can select sharing by AFP, FTP and SMB. I've tried turning them all On and in various combinations but I just can't connect to the Leopard unit from the El Capitan units.

 

Any suggestions?    

OBS MacBook (13-inch Early 2008), Mac OS X (10.5.8)

Posted on Apr 9, 2016 11:02 AM

by m2m2m,Solvedanswer
m2m2m m2m2m
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A:

Actually I came back awhile later and was actually able to bring up a dialogue box when I clicked on "Connect As", which wasn't working before. I was able to then connect between all 3 Macs so all is good. It's still a bit finicky but I think it's OK. Thanks for your help!

Posted on Apr 9, 2016 6:34 PM

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  • by m2m2m,

    m2m2m m2m2m Apr 9, 2016 11:07 AM in response to m2m2m
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    Apr 9, 2016 11:07 AM in response to m2m2m

    Here's a clue, I rebooted the older Mac and from the Finder when I double click on the older Mac from the sidebar under Shared I get this in a pop-up window:

     

    “Tom Kiefer’s MacBook” can’t be opened because the original item can’t be found.

     

    The only option is to click OK.

  • by BDAqua,Helpful

    BDAqua BDAqua Apr 9, 2016 6:30 PM in response to m2m2m
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    Apr 9, 2016 6:30 PM in response to m2m2m

    Find the IP of the older one in Sys Prefs>Network, then try like afp://ip.of.old.one.

     

    Also check Sys Prefs>Sharing>Computer Name & see if it has added numbers after it.

     

    Is IPv6 set to Auto on the older one?

  • by m2m2m,Solvedanswer

    m2m2m m2m2m Apr 9, 2016 6:34 PM in response to BDAqua
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    Apr 9, 2016 6:34 PM in response to BDAqua

    Actually I came back awhile later and was actually able to bring up a dialogue box when I clicked on "Connect As", which wasn't working before. I was able to then connect between all 3 Macs so all is good. It's still a bit finicky but I think it's OK. Thanks for your help!

  • by BDAqua,

    BDAqua BDAqua Apr 10, 2016 12:18 AM in response to m2m2m
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    Apr 10, 2016 12:18 AM in response to m2m2m

    Great to hear, thanks for the report.