Mac and Windows Server 2003

External Since: Dec 02, 2003 Posts: 4

I am building a small business network. I have three macs
that are going to be included with 10 other PC's with one
server running Windows Server 2003. Does anyone know if
the Windows Server will allow me to view and change mac
shared files if the mac workstation has filesharing setup?

Thanks

Kyle

External Since: Aug 24, 2003 Posts: 442

On 11/6/03 11:25 AM, in article 0d9401c3a48a$f72d9e70$a601280a@phx.gbl,
"Kyle" wrote:

> I am building a small business network. I have three macs
> that are going to be included with 10 other PC's with one
> server running Windows Server 2003. Does anyone know if
> the Windows Server will allow me to view and change mac
> shared files if the mac workstation has filesharing setup?

Hi Kyle!

In this case, file sharing is a one-way only.

Windows 2003 Macintosh File Services are just that: File services for
Macintosh. They are not an Appletalk or AFP protocol allowing a Windows
machine to connect to a Mac file server.

Mac OS X 10.2 and later does have the ability to share to Windows as a
Windows server itself. If you're using an earlier version of Mac OS, you'll
need some third party software such as Dave from <a rel="nofollow" style='text-decoration: none;' href="http://www.thursby.com" target="_blank">http://www.thursby.com</a> or
PC MacLAN from <a rel="nofollow" style='text-decoration: none;' href="http://www.miramar.com." target="_blank">http://www.miramar.com.</a>

Check out <a rel="nofollow" style='text-decoration: none;' href="http://www.macwindows.com" target="_blank">http://www.macwindows.com</a> for these and more options.

Hope this helps! bill
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William M. Smith
(Microsoft Interop MVP)