A shared folder does not appear in the Apple Network page, only the name of the PC appears here.
I note from the other post that you are unable to ping the PC from the Mac and vice versa. As Bob pointed out, get that fixed and all should be well(ish).
In the Norton Firewall settings, you should set your local network and subnet mask to be a Trusted Zone through which Incoming and Outgoing traffic can flow. That could be where your problem with the pings stems from. I have ZoneAlarm(free) on the PC and had to add the local network to the "OK" zone.
There is no mention of the settings on the Mac so I assume that you have done all the necessary on the Mac.
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Sorry if this is a repeat but Mr Bob told me not to bury it in another thread so....
Tried to network iBook and Win tower for 3 days now...
I use both on a daily basis and would like to share files between the 2. The dual layer DVD burner in the PC is the actual target for multimedia projects.
I have 802.11g in both and have followed the networking instructions in the apple help files to the letter for both computers.
I have tried connection via WiFi and ethernet. Both at once and seperately. I tried ducktaping them together and now have this gray sticky goop on my iBook.
The problem seems to be that the computers fail to see each other although sometimes I manage to get the apple finder/network screen to display the PCs work group name (not consistently however and never shows "shared documents" folders from the PC as I have been told it should ). Apple network utilities fails to ping the PC.
I've tried any variable I can think of short of hamster sacrifice. Can anyone please save Fluffy ?
1.2 Mghz iBook running OS 10.3.9
Athlon 64 3200+ 939 socket / Windows XP with sp 2 preloaded on a brand new emachine (I needed a PC for a college class)
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Addendum...
Thanks Bob... heres a bit more info
Didn't want to get too many same subject posts going... already have a similar post on the networking forum and I joined the "advanced networking" course so as to read their lessons (which didn't cover mac at all). Tell me to move this one and I will but first I wanted to add these details.
The firewall thing ? already tried turning everything off and no result. I've never networked a mac before so I may be looking for the wrong thing. I have both file sharing and windows sharing enabled.
I believe whatever networking link is made is being done via WiFi as disconnecting the cat cable has no effect on the finder but turning off the airport card makes network folders disappear.
Let me describe what I'm looking at right now. The Network/Finder window shows the ...
1 - Server shortcut
2 - Local folder
3 - Workgroup folder
4 - MSHome Folder (the default name given by the home network wizard to the workgroup name on the PC)
Why the finder displays a generic workgroup folder and the mshome folder I do not know. Both these folders and the Local folder show "no items".
I can not drag any items into these folders nor the network finder window with out a "The item can not be moved because this folder can not be modified" message.
The "shared documents" folder from the PC does not display in the apple finder nor did a custom made folder designated to be shared appear either when I created it.
The PC shows no recognition of any network in "my network places". "network connections does show the Linksys wireless g card I use to connect the tower to the westel wireless router/dsl modem I use.
If I knew what I was looking for I might get it but never doing a network before, let alone a Mac/windows net, I can only follow the instructions I have... which got me this far and no further. 
Forgot to add that I manually configured the Finder?Go/Connect to server box with both the Wireless connection IP address and the cat cable Local area connection IP address and when I click connect the dialog box just sits and the barber poll grinds away.
Any ideas ?
Thanks in advance
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