Sharing Folders over a Network
If you have a bunch of Macintosh computers hooked up to the same router, you have a simple network. When you have such a network connected together, either physically through Ethernet cables or wirelessly through a WiFi router, you can freely share files between your computers.
Figure 34-6. The AirPort options in the Network dialog
To make your Macintosh share files with other Macintosh computers on the same network, you need to do the following:
Turn on File Sharing
Define which folders you want to share from your Macintosh
These two steps simply make your folders visible to other Macintosh computers on your network. Those ...
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