Im also assuming that you know how to enable SMB on the mac and have this done allready before attempting tthe information above..... if not follow this information

Mac OS X 10.2 and later include Windows File Sharing, which allows PCs running Windows to connect to your computer using their native sharing protocol. Learn how to set it up.

Set up user accounts

Users connecting to Windows Sharing must have user accounts on the Mac OS X computer that is sharing. There is no guest access. Any person who already has an account on the Mac OS X computer can use his existing account. You must log in to the Mac OS X computer with an administrator account to set this up. The steps differ for new and existing users.

For new users

1. From the Apple menu, choose System Preferences.
2. From the View menu, choose Accounts.
3. Click New User (10.2) or the "+" button (10.3 or later).
4. Enter the Name and Short Name for the user who will log in from Windows.

The user's short name is exactly how the user will enter their name when they log in to Windows Sharing. The short name is always lowercase.

For users of Windows 98: If you log in to Windows 98 with a username, make sure it matches your Mac OS X account's short name. If you do not log in to Windows 98 with a username, you will need to create a new Windows 98 username that matches the account short name in Mac OS X. For more information on using Windows operating systems, please see Microsoft documentation or contact Microsoft for further assistance.

5. Enter the user's password.
6. 10.2 only: Click the checkbox for "Allow user to log in from Windows".
7. 10.2 only: Click OK.
8. Quit System Preferences.



For existing users

Note: Mac OS X 10.2 requires these steps, but users of Mac OS X 10.3 or later may not need any of them. If an existing Mac OS X 10.3 or later account can't log in from Windows, just perform steps 1, 2, 3, and 9.

1. From the Apple menu, choose System Preferences.
2. From the View menu, choose Accounts.
3. Select the account.
4. Click Edit User.

If you're editing your own account (the logged-in user), you must take the additional step of typing your password in the Current Password field and then pressing Return. This is not required when editing other accounts.

5. Select the checkbox for "Allow user to log in from Windows".

When selecting "Allow user to log in from Windows" for any account other than your own, you see the message, "To enable SMB support password reset is required. Do you want to reset password?" Though this message does not appear for your account when you're logged in as an administrator user, it is still true. When enabling Windows login for your own account, you must change your password at the same time.

6. You are prompted to reset the password. Click OK.
7. Enter the new password, and click Save.
8. Try to log in from Windows with the selected account. If you can, then you're finished.
9. If the selected account cannot log in to Windows Sharing on the first try, go back to that user's account and change the password again.


Specify the Windows workgroup name

The default Mac OS X SMB workgroup name is "WORKGROUP". If you did a custom installation of Mac OS X and deselected the BSD Subsystem, you may not be able to change your workgroup name, which may prevent you from sharing. This is not an issue if you did a standard installation. If necessary, reinstall Mac OS X 10.2 with the BSD Subsystem selected.

If you are sharing files between Mac and PC, make sure your workgroup names are exactly the same on both computers.

Turn on Windows Sharing

1. From the Apple menu, choose System Preferences.
2. From the View menu, choose Sharing. The Bonjour (formerly "Rendezvous") Name field will be used for the Mac OS X SMB host name. This is the name that appears in the Windows Network Neighborhood.

For versions 10.2 and 10.2.1 only: If a DNS reverse lookup entry exists for your computer, the DNS name will be used instead of the one entered here.

3. Click the checkbox for Windows Sharing (located in the Service column). Network preferences says, "Windows Sharing On".
4. For version 10.4 only: As indicated by the yellow prompts, you must click the Enable Accounts button and complete the resulting dialog.

If Windows Sharing service does not stay on, make sure you have a reliable network connection.


Connect to Windows Sharing

Computers using a Microsoft Windows operating system connect to Windows Sharing on the Mac as they would any other Windows (SMB) sharing service.