RE: [WinMac] Win NT sbs 4.5 and the mac
Lic. José Miguel León Franco(josemiguel[at]uriartetalavera.com.mx)
Fri, 13 Aug 1999 15:14:47 -0500
> -----Mensaje original-----
> De: Freddf [SMTP:freddf@snet.net]
> Enviado el: Viernes 13 de Agosto de 1999 7:44 AM
> Para: The Windows-MacOS cooperation list
> Asunto: [WinMac] Win NT sbs 4.5 and the mac
>
> Hi
> I have been scouring the web on this issue,
> so my question: Is it possible to integrate a Mac into an existing NT
> sbs 4.5 network. and what are the ramifications? how is the client
> side configured?
> Thanks
> Fredd
The answer is YES, but not all the services you had in PC.
1) INTERNET & INTRANET: you can't access to the INTERNET via
Proxy server 1.0 (which came with SBS 4.0), because Microsoft doesn't
make Proxy client for macintosh. I tried DAVE but they write an E-mail
to me that it can't be done because of the same reason, you don't have a
proxy client fo macs, maybe you can access the INTRANET with DAVE since
it uses natural TCPIP, but for the INTERNET, forget it unless you have a
modem in the mac side. I don't know if Proxy 2.0 solves this problem in
SBS 4.5 (which includes it) since i have the SBS 4.0. If you don't have
any INTRANET solution that uses only Web explorers, foget DAVE, it does
not matter.
If somebody know any third party solution, please TELL US.
2) E-MAIL: What you need is the file SP2_55MA.hqx (last version
of working Outlook for MAC) which came in Exchange SP2, but you can
download it in Microsoft's Web Site. You can send and receive any mail
in the Intranet or the Internet with the same limits for the PC, but you
don't have the contact tool and notepad tool like the pc;and someone in
this list said in another issue that you can't conect the schedules of
any PC Outlook with the MAC Outlook, ie. you can't share agendas.
3) FAX SERVICE: There isn't a MS Fax Client for the mac so you
can't send a fax via selecting the fax printer, but since the fax
service is via Exchange Server, maybe you can use it like any normal
E-mail in Outlook with the fax number in the TO field in the form [Fax
Number]@[Exchange Server Name]. I never tested it even on the PC side,
but the theory is in Microsoft's Web Site.
4) FILE & PRINT SERVICES : In SBS 4.0 (the version in Spanish we
had at office) i connect one MAC with MACIP enabled, just type the IP
address of your server (10.0.0.2 by default) and select the zone. But
first you must enable MAC SERVICES in the NT Server (go to NETWORK in
CONTROL PANEL then access the SERVICES tab and press the ADD button to
select MAC SERVICES).
If you need to access the server's hardisk, you need to enable
MACFILE in the server after the mac services. WinNT installs a MACFILE
icon in control panel when you install mac services, so you can share
partitions and directories for use in mac.
Again, in the Microsoft Web Site you can find more information
on this issues.
5) SQL Database : This is dificult to implement in the mac side.
I don't know if there is a SQL database for Mac. The theory is that if
you have any SQL, you can conect with Microsoft SQL.
6) Aplications designed for SBS or BackOffice: If the aplication
is designed with an user interface based on Exchange with the STANDARD
TOOLS and no special component in the client side ( Exchange folders,
Exchange Conectors in the server only), then it should work. If there is
a special component in the client side, then you need the mac version,
or forget about it.
7) Network Antivirus : partial solution (for example PANDA
ANTIVIRUS), since if you don't have the mac version, only the servers on
your network (Exchange server, file server with macfile) are protected.
The mac files in the server are protected (because they are stored IN
the file server), but the local hard disk in the Mac workstation isn't,
so you need to install a local antivirus.
I hope this can help you
your friend
Jose Miguel León
Systems Manager
Uriarte Talavera
Puebla, México
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