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Snow Leopard and a Windows network

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Mar 15, 20262608 views
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I have just added a MBP to my home network and while I can connect to the internet etc, i cannot browse my home networked computers. I have already added a new location in my Network preferences yet when I goto the WINS tab, there is no dropdown to select my workgroup so i manually enter it. From w…

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Fix for: Snow Leopard and a Windows network

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Most likely the firewall is enabled on the Snow Leopard machine (Security pane in System Preferences) and SMB Sharing is not enabled in the Sharing pane in System Preferences. Enable SMB Sharing and leave the firewall ON but ensure that SMB Sharing …

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