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Old 07-12-07, 02:13 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Browse your MAC using your Axim over Wifi

I got this advice on Aximsite, but the thread seems to have disappeared so am re-posting it.

Resco Explorer allows you to Map the drive as well.

If you have your Axim connected to your home network, you can share files through Samba! (Enable samba by checking "Windows Sharing" under System Preferences > Sharing.)

However, unlike a Windows PC, your PPC won't be able to connect to your mac with Samba's default settings. You need to add an option to the Samba configuration file, and this requries you to take a peek into the UNIX base of OS X. But it's not as hard as it sounds:

1. Open Terminal.app in Applications/Utilities/
2. Type 'sudo pico /etc/smb.conf' (without the quotes) and press ENTER.
3. You will be prompted for a password; this is the administrator password you use to install applications. Type it in, and press ENTER.
4. The pico editor will load. Scroll down the file with the arrow keys to the section entitled
'[global]' and add this new line underneath: 'use spnego = no'.
5. Press Ctrl-O and save your changes to the file, then press Ctrl-X to quit pico.
6. Type 'killall smbd && smbd' to restart the samba server with your changes.
7. Now you should be able to connect to your mac from your Axim. Make sure your Ax is connected to your home network, open File Explorer and tap 'Open.' Enter \\computername\username into the path. So if my mac's name is 'koopa' and my user account is 'mitchell', I enter \\koopa\mitchell.
8. You will be prompted for your username and password. (This is your user name and password on the mac.)
9. The contents of your home directory on the mac should load in File Explorer. You can copy and paste files in this directory onto your Axim, as well as move files from your Axim on to your computer by putting them in this folder. When you want to transfer files to your Axim in the future, just put them into your account's home directory and then repeat steps 7 and 8.
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