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File Sharing in OS X (10.2)

The Mac that will be doing the sharing
The Mac that will connect to the file sharing Mac

Back to "Basic Mac File Sharing" introduction page


The Mac that will be doing the sharing:

Choose System Preferences either from the Dock or from the Apple Menu.

Select the "File Sharing" icon, under the "Internet and Network" catagory.


Turn on File Sharing.


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The Mac that will connect to the file sharing Mac

In the Finder, select "Connect to Server..." from the Go menu.



From the list that appears, navigate your way to your file sharing Mac's name, and click Connect. If you don't know what Zone your computer is on, contact theWCTS Help Desk (527-4976).




Enter your user name and password that you use when you log in normally on the Mac that is File Sharing. If the Mac your connecting to is running OS 9, then the user name and password will be the ones that you have set in the File Sharing Control Panel (see OS 9 File Sharing tutorial for details)



The File Sharing Mac's hard drive icon will appear on your desktop. Congradulations, you're sharing! You can copy to or from your files on that Mac.


Be sure you drag the icon of the File Shared Mac to the Trash (in the Dock) when you're done. This will log you off that computer.
 
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