network between MAC and windows

[j0hnny]

Hi
please can someone help me with MAC
i dont know much about MACs
I have 3 windows xp pcs and one MAC laptop
i have ceated a small network using TCP/IP on all my pcs and shared files between them
they all see each other by name and by IP
but when i try to open the pcs from my MAC i get an error
Sorry, the operation could not be completed because an unexpected error occurred (Error code -50).

could someone please help me in this
Thank you

J0hnny

[moondoggie]

how are you trying to access the pc's from the mac?

[graycat]

on the Mac you'll have to enable file sharing etc as a basic through the system preferences. beyond that, it very much depends on how you've got things set up on the network.

[Sherman Homan]

j0hnny, if you are still struggling over this one, there is a great wealth of information on Apple's support pages. I think this article covers what you were looking for:

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=19652

Let us know what you run into!