Networking with Windows

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braydenpeacock
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Networking with Windows

Post by braydenpeacock »

Hi There.
I recently installed Windows 7 Home Eddition on OSX Snow Leopard (for games and such) however I can not get Windows Networking (File and printer sharing) to work. Sorry if I diddn't include enough information in this post (This is my first VB Forum Post), If you need to know more information dont be afraid to ask :D - What should my network be configured as?

Thank you very much!
Perryg
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Re: Networking with Windows

Post by Perryg »

Network adapter should be bridged if you have a router to be able to use LAN resources.
braydenpeacock
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Re: Networking with Windows

Post by braydenpeacock »

Thank you. It wasent working before but now I can view all my homegroup and WORKGROUP computers! Thanks so much!
ddemoulin
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Re: Networking with Windows

Post by ddemoulin »

Hi
I had the same problem, now that I used a bridged connection I can see my network printer.
My win7 VM detects it, but when I try to install it, win7 is unable to install it...
Any idea?
Thx
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