How do you get a mac computer to see the other computers on your otherwise entirely windows home network?

Answer 1

Mac does not support 128-bit local network encryption, so - oddly - you must "enable" local network encryption... and then turn off the encryption! You must do this for every computer that you want your Mac to be able to see. Mac will see only "Shared" or "Public" folders, so you will need to move files you want to share to those folders. (Mac and Windows do not talk through Homegroup on Win7.)

Windows 7:

1) Click the START button and in the command text box enter "Security Policy"

2) The Local Security Policy box will open. (You must have administrator privileges to continue).

3) Click on the arrow next to "Local Policies"

4) Click on "Security Options" in the list that opens

5) Scroll down the right list until you find "Network Security: LAN Manager authentication level" and double-click that listing.

6) From the dropdown box that appears, change this setting to "Send LM & NTLM - use NTLMv2 session security if negotiated"

7) Click OK

8) Next find "Network security: Minimum session security for NTLM SSL based (including secure RPC) servers

9) Uncheck the box next to "Require 128-bit encryption"

10) Repeat if you have more than one of these listings

11) Click OK and close the security policy window

Windows XP

1) Enable File sharing from the Control Panel

2) Use the Shared Folders and move files there. It is possible to share from users folders, but this requires matching Users accounts in both MAC and Windows via SMB file sharing (not covered in this answer).

MAC side

1. Launch System Preferences by clicking its icon in the Dock.
2. Click the 'Network' icon in the System Preferences window.
3. Select 'Edit Locations' from the Location dropdown menu.
4. Create a copy of your current active location.
5. Select your active location from the list in the Location sheet. The active location is usually called Automatic, and may be the only entry in the sheet.
6. Click the sprocket button and select 'Duplicate Location' from the pop-up menu.
7. Type in a new name for the duplicate location or use the default name, which is 'Automatic Copy.'

8. Click the 'Done' button.

9. Click the 'Advanced' button.
10. Select the 'WINS' tab.
11. In the 'Workgroup' field, enter the same workgroup name you're using on the PC.
12. Click the 'OK' button.

    After you click the 'Apply' button, your network connection will be dropped. After a few moments, your network connection will be re-established, with the new workgroup name you created. Tha MAC settings below will show you the MAC side to do this; for the Windows XP side, simply right-click the folder and enable sharing with the MAC user.

13. Click the 'Apply' button.

You will need to go into your System Preference > Sharing settings to activate the specific users and folders to share bidirectionally.

Answer 2

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