Permissions for various accounts can be set in the Sharing and Security window on the PC, and in the Sharing Preference Pane on the Mac. If it fails to show up, in the Finder from the Go menu choose 'Connect to Server.' (Command-K) then simply enter smb://IP_ADDRESS_OF_PC and then enter the username and password that you use to log on to your PC. You can click on the PC and then press the Connect. To connect to the PC from the Mac, by default in 10.5 the PC computer name will show up in the Sidebar in the Finder under the Shared section. If it does not show up automatically you can manually enter \IP_ADDRESS_OF_MAC\ in the Address Bar in Explorer and then enter the Username and Password - on some setups you may need to prefix the username with '\IP_ADDRESS_MAC\' You then just need to give it your username and password you use to log into the Mac. To connect to the Mac from the PC, if set correctly the Mac will show up in the Network section. button and check off 'Share files and folders using SMB'. Then check off the check box beside 'File Sharing'. To turn on File Sharing in Mac OS X, go to System Preferences and click on the Sharing Preference Pane. To turn on File Sharing in Windows, right click on the drive in My Computer and choose Sharing and Security. The simplest way is to share them just like you would share a folder on your computer.
