windows xp and mac os networking?

wod8o5 · 05-18-2008, 08:48 PM

Didnt know whether to put this in windows or mac.. hope this is fine.. Anyways I am going to move into a house that has a basement.. I am gonna put my windows desktop down in the basement. I am gonna have my macbook pro in my room up stairs.. I have alot of music and dvds i ripped onto external hard drives.. They are going to be hooked up to the desktop in the basement. Though while I am upstairs I want to be able to listen to music and watch dvds and stuff sometimes on the macbook through the wireless connection. (d-link wireless router if important) But I want to keep all my music and movies on those externals as like a central hub for all my media and just pull a file off of that. Is something like this possible? If so, can you guys explain how I would do the simple networking and set up I would have to do?. Thanks for any help and sorry if I left out any information.. Just ask and I will post any needed information.

**johnwill** · 05-19-2008, 09:17 AM

I can do it in Windows, but not with the Mac.

Take a look at this tutorial, maybe it'll get you started. http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=54704

05-18-2008, 08:48 PM	#1 (permalink)
wod8o5 Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1 OS: Windows	windows xp and mac os networking? Didnt know whether to put this in windows or mac.. hope this is fine.. Anyways I am going to move into a house that has a basement.. I am gonna put my windows desktop down in the basement. I am gonna have my macbook pro in my room up stairs.. I have alot of music and dvds i ripped onto external hard drives.. They are going to be hooked up to the desktop in the basement. Though while I am upstairs I want to be able to listen to music and watch dvds and stuff sometimes on the macbook through the wireless connection. (d-link wireless router if important) But I want to keep all my music and movies on those externals as like a central hub for all my media and just pull a file off of that. Is something like this possible? If so, can you guys explain how I would do the simple networking and set up I would have to do?. Thanks for any help and sorry if I left out any information.. Just ask and I will post any needed information.

05-19-2008, 09:17 AM	#2 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 41,940 OS: Windows 7, XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Re: windows xp and mac os networking? I can do it in Windows, but not with the Mac. Take a look at this tutorial, maybe it'll get you started. http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=54704 __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience