Bill,
This helped a great deal, the trick was the SMB when accessing the file
server.
thanks for the several tips
dave Admin
"William Smith" <mecklists@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> In article <#tOg4VU6FHA.3760@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "dave Admin" <dmackler@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
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>>
>> My network is Server2003, SP1 with alll XP except one MAC, !0.3. I
smply
>> cannot find a KB on how to connect the MAC to access the Windows file
>> server
>> in the domain. The MAC is getting its IP address correctly from the MS
>> DHCP/DNS server and I am logging in as a domain user after setting up
>> Directory Access, as far as I can tell.
>
> Hi dave!
>
> I'm not completely sure what you're expecting, but I'm sure with a few
> messages back and forth we'll be able to get you what you're needing.
>
> You're asking how to connect the Mac "in the domain". Macs do not
> participate in Windows domains as members but can make themselves appear
> in a domain or workgroup using the Directory Access utility found in
> /Applications/Utilities. Specifically, Macs can use SMB to participate
> in Windows file sharing.
>
> A better client to allow Macs to participate in a Windows domain would
> be Dave from http://www.thursby.com.
This is a commercial product but
> it's ideal at helping a few Macs on a network connect to a Windows
> server when you don't want to modify your server.
>
> Rather than using SMB, you can also install File Services for Macintosh
> on your server. See the Windows Server's Start --> Help menu for
> information about how to install and configure this.
>
> Finally, Mac OS X 10.3 and higher can be bound to a Windows Active
> Directory system. This allows an admin to require users to log in to
> their Macs and authenticate using the Windows servers.
>
> If none of these is what you're looking for, please reply back and
> describe what you're after. If you have any questions about any of the
> above, please reply back.
>
> Hope this helps! bill
> --
> William M. Smith
> (Microsoft Interop MVP)
>
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