[kent m]

Hi.

I've connected two macs, G4 & iMac, together with an ethernet cable and am trying to get them to share files.

I've set up all of the prefs the way the help files describe (and double checked) and when I open the 'connect to server' I see the other computer. However, when I enter the password and name as required I get a message saying that the log-in has failed because the password is incorrect.

The password info is correct.

What am I doing wrong? What can I check? Where doI look, etc...

thanks for any replies,
kent m

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[dtriska]

Well, let's start with the obvious. When entering the username and password, are you entering the info for a user on the machine you are connecting to? For instance, if you're on the G4 and connecting to the iMac, are you entering info for a user on the iMac? It's easy to enter your own info by mistake (I do this from time to time as the Connect to Server dialogue always enters my long name in the username field).

If so, I suggest trying only the long form of the username. For some reason, I've had OS X hiccup on me when trying to connect with the short name of a user. It's probably just my machine though (let's just say I have a date with DiskWarrior before I install Panther).

[kent m]

hi and thanks.

yes, the name I'm entering is corect for the machine I'm trying to connct to - the account is identical on both machines (perhaps this causes a problem?).

Also, we were using the long form first and afterwards tried the short form.

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kent