RE: [WinMac] Remote Access / Appletalk
Jorge Herrera(jherrera[at]one.net)
Fri, 14 May 1999 20:57:43 -0400
See my answers below:
>I'm sure this has been discussed before, but I'm new to the list. I
>have a client running NT at an admin office with Macs and PC's. He has
>Services running so the Macs can see the server. He also has several
>satellite offices with Macs and PC's. We are trying to use TCP/IP and
>ethernet with routers to have the "satellite" Macs see the NT Server.
>
>1) Is this Possible?
Yes, but not with the stock services for macintosh. (If you are only using
IP)
>2)Any suggestions on a solution?
A. If your are on a private WAN, you might be able to enable appletalk
routing,
depending on the routers you are using and your ultimate requirements, this
could be a good solution.
B. Purchase a product such as MacServer/IP http://www.cyansoft.de/macip.htm,
It allows an NT server to support Appleshare/IP.
With this solution, you do not need to route appletalk, but the servers will
not be visible on the chooser.
Your users would have to know the IP or DNS address of the NT servers. This
requires the macintoshes to be using a fairly recent appleshare stack IIRC
will only work with Open Transport 1.1.2 or later.
>
>3) Each of the machines has a static IP address and we have tried to
>access it, but I keep getting and error. "The server can not be
>found." I'm pretty sure the routers are set right because we can get
>internet access and the PC's can see the NT. Any ideas would be much
>appreciated.
>Thanks
>Trey McAlister
>707-527-1303
You would need to be routing Appletalk.
-Jorge Herrera
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