Supporting windows clients – Apple Mac OS X Server (Administrator’s Guide) User Manual
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m TCP/IP
m AppleShare 3.7 or later
Go to the Apple support Web site at www.apple/support/ to find out the latest version of
AppleShare client software supported by Mac OS 8 and Mac OS 9.
Connecting to the Apple File Server in Mac OS 8 or Mac OS 9
Apple file service does not support AppleTalk connections, so clients need to use TCP/IP to
access file services. You can use AppleTalk to find Apple file servers, but the connection must
be made using TCP/IP.
To connect to the Apple file server in Mac OS 8 or Mac OS 9:
1
Open the Chooser and click Server IP Address.
2
Enter the IP address or the name of the server in the window that appears and click Connect.
3
Enter your user name and password, then click Connect.
4
Select the volume you want to use and click OK.
Setting up a Mac OS 8 or Mac OS 9 Client to Mount a Share Point Automatically
As an alternative to using the automount feature of AFP, FTP, or NFS, clients can set their
computers to mount server volumes automatically.
To set a Mac OS 8 or Mac OS 9 client computer to mount a server volume
automatically:
1
Use the Chooser to mount the volume on the client computer.
2
In the select-item dialog that appears after you log in, check the server volume you want to
mount automatically.
Supporting Windows Clients
Mac OS X Server supports the native Windows file sharing protocol, Server Message Block
(SMB). SMB is also known as Common Internet File System (CIFS). Mac OS X Server comes
with built-in browsing and name resolution services for your Windows client computers. You
can enable Windows Internet Naming Service ( WINS) on your server, or you can register
with an existing WINS server.
Windows services in Mac OS X Server also provide Windows Master Browser and Domain
Master Browser services. You do not need a Windows server or a primary domain controller
on your network to allow Windows users to see your server listed in the Network
Neighborhood window. Also, your Windows clients can be located on a subnet outside of
your server’s subnet.