Networking ?

[Replicator]

Why is that my PC's show up in the network on my MAC,

but my MAC wont show up in the network on my PC's ? ? ?

Thanks for any help in advance . . . !

 

[Replicator]

I did some lengthy research and figured it out . . . !

 

[Vinylman]

How about helping the rest of us with what you found.

 

[Techman]

firewall.

 

[iSign]

it's that nerdy guy in the commercials fault

 

[Replicator]

Here's some great tutorials on . . .
Configuring a Mac for PC networking

http://guides.macrumors.com/Networking_Windows_with_Mac_OS_X

http://www.zdnet.com.au/insight/hardware/soa/How-to-add-a-Mac-to-a-Windows-network/0,139023759,139217161,00.htm

http://www.cnet.com.au/desktops/pcs/0,239029439,240056544,00.htm

NOTE : Prior Mac operating systems had the choice of "Windows File Sharing" in the network file sharing choices,
Leopard no longer has the listing "Windows File Sharing" in the network file sharing choices . . . Just choose "File Sharing".

firewall.

Nothing at all to do with firewall . . . I'm a complete Mac newbie and just didn't know where to look for all the right networking and file sharing options !