Re: Windows Server 2003 with Mac clients

Ah, right you are. It's been a few years since I've worked with setting up
anything other than  file sharing using SMB. So I stand corrected.


On 11/26/07 9:14 PM, in article #UARuRLMIHA.5400@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
"William Smith" <mecklists@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

> Al Bergstein wrote:
>> Not clear on something. Why do you have to use AFP? Are you still using
>> Apple OS9 clients running AFP? The shares *should* be visible to your
Macs
>> running TCP/IP shouldn't they? If so, why bother with AFP at all?
Perhaps
>> the answer is simpler, in that you don't have to do what you are
attempting
>> to do? Just trying to brainstorm the issue a bit. Assumptions are often
>> killers. 
> 
> Hi Al!
> 
> I believe you're confusing AFP (a file sharing protocol) with AppleTalk
> (a network communications protocol). AFP can run over AppleTalk or IP.
> 
> In my experience with AFP and SMB (Windows file sharing protocol) I've
> found that SMB is OK for one or a few Macs needing to occasionally
> connect to a Windows server but AFP is far more stable and faster for
> prolonged use. I haven't tested yet with Leopard.