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Hi all.
Gotta question for someone...
My roommate is trying to gain access to my iBook through his XP box. I gave him an account and he was able to login fine when we were in the same room, but when I went to another room, he was no longer able to access his account.
All i did to enable this in my computer was to open Sharing in System Preferences, and enable Windows File Sharing. In his account, I clicked the box that said "Enable this user to access this account from Windows" or whatever it said. He accessed my machine through his network places, but now that i've gone to another area in the building, it just won't work.
He seems to think it has something to do with the \\ that my computer tells me is part of my IP address ("Windows users can access your computer at \\XXX.XX.XXX.XXX\username"). i don't even know what the \\ does. Does anyone have any clue 1) why he can access the account when we're in the same room, and 2) what the \\ is for???
-keris
Gotta question for someone...
My roommate is trying to gain access to my iBook through his XP box. I gave him an account and he was able to login fine when we were in the same room, but when I went to another room, he was no longer able to access his account.
All i did to enable this in my computer was to open Sharing in System Preferences, and enable Windows File Sharing. In his account, I clicked the box that said "Enable this user to access this account from Windows" or whatever it said. He accessed my machine through his network places, but now that i've gone to another area in the building, it just won't work.
He seems to think it has something to do with the \\ that my computer tells me is part of my IP address ("Windows users can access your computer at \\XXX.XX.XXX.XXX\username"). i don't even know what the \\ does. Does anyone have any clue 1) why he can access the account when we're in the same room, and 2) what the \\ is for???
-keris