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Windows Netbook wants to use iMac's DVD drive
petergriffin – only the first line of your reply came through yesterday. Okay, understood thanks, file sharing not DVD sharing. In the terminal I can see the DVD as /dev/disk0s2 mounted on / So that's a “file” and I just need to find a way to navigate to it from Widnows? Hence your earlier... -
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Windows Netbook wants to use iMac's DVD drive
Okay, now I can see and access the whole of the netbook C-drive from the Mac, having set folder sharing permissions in Widnows. I can also see the Mac's printer from the netbook as a network printer, and print to it. Communications are definitely going both ways. Still can't read the Mac's... -
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Windows Netbook wants to use iMac's DVD drive
Thanks Stek, but I need this part converting into plain English, keystrokes or mouse clicks: "access it via hostname://Volumes/DVDname" -
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Windows Netbook wants to use iMac's DVD drive
DaveB, no I'm not being sarcastic at all. I'm just a bit lost with something I feel I should be able to do, but it's just not happening. DVD sharing is ticked on the Mac. I want to burn to DVD from the netbook. Or install programmes to the netbook using the DVD. Or just open a file that... -
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Windows Netbook wants to use iMac's DVD drive
Thanks DaveB, I already did that. The bit I have the problem with is "should now be visible over the network". Where should it be visible? How do I go and look for it? -
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Windows Netbook wants to use iMac's DVD drive
Hello all My DVD-less Windows XP notebook needs access to a DVD drive. Rather than buy an external drive, I believe I can network to my Mac's DVD drive (iMac, Snow Leopard) but I'm no expert on networking so any step by step help would be gratefully received. The machines are connected by an...
