Sharing files with windows
Alright, I have been helping my school setup about 20 new lenovo PC's and 2 iMacs. It is a newspaper class, but this isn't a small little newspaper. I am trying to figure out a way to setup a way for students to write their article and give me the word document files and pictures along with it. What would be the easiest way to do this? setup the Mac as a server? if so how do i configure the windows side to see the server? is there a cool app that will do this for me? i need help!
another thing i am doing is setting up a wordpress site so students can log on and post their articles online and it to be printed. i am very excited as the graphic designer to get this all working smoothly. so any bit of information helps
the PC's have XP and the school blocks most ports (network wise) except for port 80 but they have a ton of filters. and the iMacs are the newest, running leopard of course.
Thanks in advance!
another thing i am doing is setting up a wordpress site so students can log on and post their articles online and it to be printed. i am very excited as the graphic designer to get this all working smoothly. so any bit of information helps
the PC's have XP and the school blocks most ports (network wise) except for port 80 but they have a ton of filters. and the iMacs are the newest, running leopard of course.
Thanks in advance!
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Visit System Preferences/Sharing and look around. Click on Options and check SMB sharing which enables Windows computers to connect. By default, you have a shared directory already called Public that anyone can add or delete to. Inside Public is Dropbox which anyone can add files to but no one can see or change them. You can add new shares as you want.
From the Windows boxes, navigate to \\\\10.10.10.1 using Windows Explorer or the Run command where 10.10.10.1 is the IP address of the Mac. When asked to login, you have two options: Enable the Guest account on the Mac which has no password and is unsecure but easier or create a regular account which is less convenient but safer. In either case, set the accounts to be Sharing Only. If you're picky you can create 20 accounts, one for each computer. After they connect I recommend mapping the share as a drive letter on the Windows machines for easy access.
That will get you started.