Mac OS X 10.5 Help
Connecting to shared computers and servers using a network address
You can locate and connect to most shared computers by clicking the disclosure triangle next to Shared in a Finder window sidebar and browsing computers or servers connected to your network. If you don’t see the computer or server you’re looking for, you may be able to connect to it by typing its network address in the “Connect to Server” dialog.
You’ll need the computer’s network address. You may also need a user name and password. Contact the computer’s owner or your network administrator for this information.
To connect to a computer or server:
Choose Go > “Connect to Server.”
Type the network address for the computer or server in the Server Address text box, and then click Connect.
To add a computer or server to your Favorites list, click the Add (+) button.
If you have connected to the computer recently, you can choose it from the Recent Servers pop-up menu. If you have added a computer to the Favorites list, you can double-click it in the list.
Follow the onscreen instructions to enter your user name and password and select server volumes or shared folders.
The network address consists of the protocol followed by the Domain Name System ( DNS) name and any additional pathname for the computer. You can use the Internet Protocol (IP) address for the computer rather than its DNS name.
For AFP servers and computers using Personal File Sharing, type the address like this:
afp://ComputerName.CompanyName.com
To see the Personal File Sharing address for a Mac OS X computer, open Sharing preferences and select Personal File Sharing. The address appears below the services list.
To connect to SMB/CIFS (Windows) servers and shared folders, type the DNS name using one of these forms:
smb://DNSname/sharename smb://IPaddress/sharename
You can also use the computer name. If you don’t specify the shared folder as part of the address, you can choose it after you enter your user name and password.
To connect to an NFS server, type the DNS name and pathname like this:
nfs://DNSname/pathname
To connect to an FTP server as an anonymous user, type the DNS name or IP address for the server like this:
ftp://DNSname
You can also specify your user name using this form:
ftp://user@DNSname
If you use this form, a dialog appears for you to enter your password. You can specify both your user name and password using this form:
ftp://user:password@DNSname
Note: From the Finder you connect to FTP servers with read-only access. To copy files to an FTP server, use an FTP program.
To connect to a WebDAV server, type the DNS name and pathname like this:
http://DNSname/pathname