One such protocol that’s supported on both macOS and Windows is the Samba protocol. Think of the protocol as the language both systems have to speak to exchange data. You can do the same by heading over to Go – Connect To Server. On Your MacĬonnecting your Mac is actually pretty simple: in Finder, hit CMD + K to bring up a box that lets you connect to any server (local or remote) with a protocol and an IP address. To open it, click the search icon at the bottom left next to the start menu and type cmd. The command prompt on Windows is like the Terminal app on the Mac. For now, let’s make a note of that IP and head over to the Mac. To avoid such hassle, you can setup a static IP address – but I’ll leave this adventure for another time. A computer restart, or a router restart may change this. In my my case, that’s 10.0.1.85 – at least today it is. ![]() Pay attention to the IP that’s connected, under IPv4: ![]() You’ll get some details about your current network connection. ![]() To do this, open a command prompt and type ipconfig. The final thing we need to find out is our Windows IP address, so that we can connect to it from our Mac.
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