LINE STOPPAGE - MAC TO PC NETWORKING NEEDED

[Alan Anderson]

Originally Posted by indieFan

Up until about two weeks ago, the Mac had no problem logging onto the PC shared folder via the outside world. All of a sudden, the login name and/or password was no longer accepted.

Is it failing to connect to the PC at all, or is it connecting but the password is being rejected? Are the Mac mini systems also going via the outside world, or are they on the same side of the router as the PC? If the Mac G4 is close enough, try swapping its Ethernet connection with one of the Mac minis so you can see whether the problem follows the computer or the port.

[indieFan]

Originally Posted by Alan Anderson

Is it failing to connect to the PC at all, or is it connecting but the password is being rejected? Are the Mac mini systems also going via the outside world, or are they on the same side of the router as the PC? If the Mac G4 is close enough, try swapping its Ethernet connection with one of the Mac minis so you can see whether the problem follows the computer or the port.

Art:
The Mac still had Windows File Sharing active. My co-worker and I went into the Firewall tab and turned that off. We are rebooting both computers now.

Alan:
Currently, the Mac connects to the PC, but the name and/or password are being rejected. The MacMinis were going to the same PC via all of the same cables. (The cables were removed from the G4 and put into one MacMini at a time.) Previously, the ethernet cables for the PC and the G4 had been put into different ports within the router with the same results.