Folder Sharing for windows 7 / 8

[Bobbins]

Hiya I know this question has defiantly already been asked in previous topic's however the instructions on what to do is not working.

these are the instructions on a another topic here:

1) Share a folder from the actual host machine (from the OS itself, not through the vbox shared folders settings)
2) Use NAT for your guest's network settings
3) From Mac OS X, Open "Finder" (looks like a square face, usually on the bottom-left)
4) From the top menu, navigate to Go->Connect to Server
5) For "Server Address" enter smb://10.0.2.2
6) Click "Connect"
7) Enter your username and password (for the host machine)
Select the shared folder from the list

I have followed these down to a T however when i get to Step 6 i click connect and nothing happens. It just sits there and then eventually says failed. is there any additional settings that i need to set in windows 7?

Thanking you in advance.

[Perryg]

2) Use NAT for your guest's network settings

I seriously doubt that VBox NAT will even see your host network. Use Bridged or Host-only.

[Bobbins]

Use Bridged or Host-only.

Well i tried both of these and it still doesn't work. What i can do though is connect to my network drive. but i cant connect to shared folders on the host PC. The sharing settings have been turned on correctly to allow file sharing over SMB.

I cans till access the internet as before. Could this be due to security settings in Windows 7 / 8?

[rpmurray]

If by "Host PC" you mean you're running OS X as a guest on a Windows host then this topic will be locked as soon as the moderators see it.

[Bobbins]

why>, have i posted this on the wrong board?

[Perryg]

Yes I missed that reference to Windows as host.
Please read Mac OS as guest important information