Mac VPN Connection to Windows Server

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Ignatz ratzkiwatzki - 01 Feb 2005 15:44 GMT

I'm having trouble accessing a Windows server with a Mac. I using a Mac

Powerbook G4 running OS10.3.7. I can create a VPN connection and can
ping the server. I can also ping PCs on the system and they can ping my

Mac. Using MISE, I can even browse a web page on the system. So I'm
clearly in. I cannot, however, see any files on the system. Any ideas
what the problem is?
Thanks.

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William Smith - 02 Feb 2005 03:56 GMT

> I'm having trouble accessing a Windows server with a Mac. I using a Mac
>
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> what the problem is?
> Thanks.

Not sure what would be causing your problem, but are you mounting the
server via SMB or AFP? Have you tried both protocols?

bill

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Ignatz ratzkiwatzki - 02 Feb 2005 20:52 GMT

I don't know the answer to your question. How do I determine which protocol
I'm using? Once I know that, how do I switch to try the other?
Thanks.

> > I'm having trouble accessing a Windows server with a Mac. I using a Mac
> >
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> William M. Smith
> (Microsoft Interop MVP)

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William Smith - 08 Feb 2005 03:44 GMT

> I don't know the answer to your question. How do I determine which protocol
> I'm using? Once I know that, how do I switch to try the other?
> Thanks.

When you connect to your server are you using AFP "afp://serverName" or
SMB "smb://serverName"?

AFP is the Apple Filing Protocol and is the Mac OS's natively file
connection protocol. This requires that your server administrator have
installed File Service for Macintosh on the server using the Windows
Server CD.

SMB is Server Message Block and is the UNIX method for connecting to
Windows file servers. This means you'll connect to the server as if
you're using a Windows machine.

Hope this helps! bill

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Brian McMullen - 24 Mar 2005 20:33 GMT

I'm assuming that the files are stored in the Windows side. If so, is the
windows aide partitioned using FAT32 or NTFS?

-Brian

> I'm having trouble accessing a Windows server with a Mac. I using a Mac
>
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> what the problem is?
> Thanks.

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Brian McMullen - 24 Mar 2005 20:38 GMT

*sorry, that should read Windows Side not Windows Aide in the last line

> I'm assuming that the files are stored in the Windows side. If so, is the
> windows aide partitioned using FAT32 or NTFS?
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>> what the problem is?
>> Thanks.

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Mac VPN Connection to Windows Server