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Question

networking with a Windows 8.1 PC

by Aug 16, 2014 5:24AM PDT

I am running OS X Mavericks 10.9.4. I have successfully networked both iMac machines with my wife's Windows 8.1 laptop and can successfully share files between all three computers with only one exception.........The Windows 8.1 machine WILL ALLOW BOTH IMACS TO ACCESS FILES ON IT BUT IT WILL NOT CONNECT TO MY WIFE'S IMAC TO SHARE THE iMAC FILES ON THE PC. Even though both iMacs show up in the PC workgroup, when she tries to connect to her iMac it always returns the error "cannot connect, bad stub" . Any ideas?

Thanks

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Care to tell a little more?
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Aug 16, 2014 5:38AM PDT
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Networking with a Windows 8.1 PC
by ROGERALUCAS Aug 16, 2014 12:30PM PDT

Bob,

Followed your suggestion. Opened File explorer on the PC, typed in \\Nancys-iMac/downloads.....pressed enter......got the following message: Windows cannot Access Nancys-imac/downloads. Check spelling of the name otherwise there may be a problem with the network. Try diagnosing the problem........etc., etc. Selected "diagnose the problem. Got no return. Which is pretty much then same thing I got when I was setting up the network to begin with....Still cannot connect to the wife's iMac from the PC

Thanks, Roger

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Seems there is more work to be completed.
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Aug 16, 2014 12:47PM PDT
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