os X equivalent of chooser

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paulpaul
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in macOS edited January 2014
I know someone already asked about this, but i was searching for the thread and I can't find it...



What is the OS X equivalent of the Chooser in os 9? I'm looking to try and find other computers on my network (up at school) and search through their files... My roommate with XP Pro can do it just by going to "my Network Neighborhood" why can't I search other people's files like he can?

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  • Reply 1 of 16
    mgossettmgossett Posts: 85member
    <a href="http://forums.appleinsider.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=7&t=001566"; target="_blank">Here's</a> the old thread.



    -Mike
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  • Reply 2 of 16
    buonrottobuonrotto Posts: 6,368member
    You should be able to do this in the Finder. Convenient, eh?
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  • Reply 3 of 16
    nebagakidnebagakid Posts: 2,692member
    [quote]Originally posted by BuonRotto:

    <strong>You should be able to do this in the Finder. Convenient, eh? </strong><hr></blockquote>



    hmmm, finding things in the finder... whoaw, apple finally made its features match its name! <img src="graemlins/smokin.gif" border="0" alt="[Chilling]" /> <img src="graemlins/smokin.gif" border="0" alt="[Chilling]" />
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  • Reply 4 of 16
    zozo Posts: 3,117member
    Apple+K



    Kant be easier
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  • Reply 5 of 16
    mount_my_floppymount_my_floppy Posts: 913member
    While we are on the topic of command-k how do you login to an FTP addy with another name other then annonnymous
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  • Reply 6 of 16
    wyntirwyntir Posts: 88member
    Jesus H. Christ, I hate UBB.



    <a href="ftp://user:yourpassword@ftp.server/"; target="_blank">ftp://user:yourpassword@ftp.server/</a>; should do it, or <a href="ftp://user@ftp.server/"; target="_blank">ftp://user@ftp.server/</a>; and it'll prompt you for a pass.



    [ 09-02-2002: Message edited by: wyntir ]</p>
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  • Reply 7 of 16
    torifiletorifile Posts: 4,024member
    [quote]Originally posted by Mount_my_floppy:

    <strong>While we are on the topic of command-k how do you login to an FTP addy with another name other then annonnymous</strong><hr></blockquote>



    Careful with this feature until 10.2.1. It'll lock up your computer requiring a forced reboot. It sucks that it doesn't work, but it will rock when it does. :/
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  • Reply 8 of 16
    paulpaul Posts: 5,278member
    hmmm, doesn't seem to work for me, is it a problem that the network is windows-based? I rememebr someone asking in the old thread how to connect to windows servers... and thats what i want to do.. his ? was never answered
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  • Reply 9 of 16
    undotwaundotwa Posts: 97member
    What version of X do you have? If you got 10.2, OS X should automatically recognize Windows computers (does on my Mac), if you have got 10.1, you'll have to manually type in the address of the machine in the Connect To... window.
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  • Reply 10 of 16
    zozo Posts: 3,117member
    an often overlooked 'detail' is that file sharing is not enabled on the PC



    right click on the harddrive icon and select sharing...
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  • Reply 11 of 16
    paulpaul Posts: 5,278member
    it seems to work just fine on my roomate's comptuer he can look @ everyone's computer in the dorm.... i cant, what is up?
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  • Reply 12 of 16
    buonrottobuonrotto Posts: 6,368member
    You've tried using "connect to server" and the browse window doesn't see any other machines? You should be able to see windows machines just fine. You're using 10.2? A little confirmation of any of these questions would help narrow it down.
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  • Reply 13 of 16
    paulpaul Posts: 5,278member
    [quote]Originally posted by BuonRotto:

    <strong>You've tried using "connect to server" and the browse window doesn't see any other machines? You should be able to see windows machines just fine. You're using 10.2? A little confirmation of any of these questions would help narrow it down.</strong><hr></blockquote>



    yes and yes....



    but right now I dont have a <a href="http://forums.appleinsider.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=7&t=001695#000003"; target="_blank">computer</a> to test any suggestion on... so post what you think and i'll get back to you in a few weeks (i hope)
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  • Reply 14 of 16
    paulpaul Posts: 5,278member
    here is an example of what I am saying... on windows they just "click" on the server they want on the mac yo uhave to type in the path....



    <a href="http://www.bc.edu/offices/infotech/depts/slsc/prof/"; target="_blank">link</a>
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  • Reply 15 of 16
    bungebunge Posts: 7,329member
    Any advice on how this works with VPN? I set up a VPN server at work and can connect, although no drive shows up on the desktop and nothing appears in the server list when I [COMMAND-K].
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  • Reply 16 of 16
    buonrottobuonrotto Posts: 6,368member
    [quote]Originally posted by Paul:

    <strong>here is an example of what I am saying... on windows they just "click" on the server they want on the mac yo uhave to type in the path....</strong><hr></blockquote>



    This is true in 10.1, but in 10.2, you can browse for any other machines in the "Connect to Server" dialog. I just hooked up my Dell to my new iMac that way. Have you tried turning on personal file sharing and windows file sharing in the Sharing systems prefs panel?
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