File Sharing with Mac OS X
If you want to share your Windows 7 files with Mac OS X users, use the SMB (Server Message Block) protocol in Mac OS X.
The following steps outline how you can view shared folders in Mac OS X:
In Finder, select Go→Connect to Server....
Specify the “smb://” prefix, followed by the IP address (or computer name) of the Windows 7 computer and the “:139” port number. Click Connect.
If the connection is successful, you will be asked to log in to the Windows 7 computer. For sharing with everyone, select the Guest account and click Connect.
You will be asked to select the folder to mount in Mac OS X (see Figure 3-15). Select the folder and click OK.
Finally, the shared folder is now available in Mac OS X.

Figure 3-15. Selecting the shared folder to mount
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