network

[Guest]

hi I am new here, I have a problem.

scenario:
I have 4 Macintsohes G3s & G4s, they are linked by Ethernet.

They can sent files to and fro and any mac can access the printer. The printer does not have a Ethernet port.
It is not a problem for the macs.

The problem:
I have a PC on Windows 2000, I have connected to the Ethernet as well. The printer is now attached to the PC,
again it is not connected to the Ethernet Hub.

I have been advised that I can make all machines talk to one another, and any can access the printer through the PC.

But the PC can't find the macs vice versa.
though I have a Local area connection icon showing under the Network places folder.

Have I setup up something wrong?
I have apple talk and TCP/IP protocols ON.
How should they be configured?
Do I really need a Windows 2000 SERVER?
Or is my current windows 2000 Professional enough?

Thanks for any help.
Ken

 

[Ron_Jeremy]

Well I will throw a suggestion your way. I have no experience with Macs or Win 2000, but do have NT familiarity & have seen this problem before. Try & see if the "guest" account is enabled (it is probably disabled by default) on the PC.
As to how you should conifure the protocols? Well wouldn't you just configure the PC with appropriate IP/SubMask/Gateway to join the existing network?
I would say Win 2000 Pro would be enough.

Cheers,

Ron_Jeremy

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[CALV]

2k pro should be fine, I go along with the guest account theory to an extent, but normally if its disabled, then you can still SEE the pc, just get access denied when trying to access it until you create a new user blah blah. Im not familiar with macs either, but are you sure the ip addresses/subnet masks are set correctly?, a site that MAY be of interest to you is www.helmig.com , that site covers a lot of networking, but I dont know if it addresses Macs or not, I cant check now as im @ work and we have restrictions on the sites we can access.


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