[york28]

At home I have an iBook with OS 10.2 connected to a Win 95 machine via ethernet, and I frequently move files back and forth between the machines.

But what I have noticed is that when I made a change to a folder on the win machine, such as adding a file or especially renaming one, it doesn't show up for a long time when the folder is viewed on the mac, even if I close and reopen the window. The only solution that I have found is to unmount the whole PC drive and reopen it.

For some reason, it's as if the Mac doesn't check for changed contents often enough. Anyone have any ideas?

[ghporter]

It's a combination of the Wintel machine not finalizing the change promptly, and the Mac not "asking" for an updated folder listing. Word to the wise-get something more recent for your Wintel's OS. At least move up to Win98SE (but not to WinME), which is much smoother and more reliable software.