[WinMac] Mac / Windows networking

Welch, John C.(jwelch[at]aer.com)
Mon, 16 Aug 1999 08:41:36 -0500

Okay, here's the basic deal. You can't get NT to run Macs like NT runs
windows. You can use NTFS security to limit what they can do on the NT
machine. You can set up the NTFS shares to automount. You can use NT's
Services for Macintosh.

HOWever...

NT's SFM is straight AppleTalk, no TCP/IP, so it's slow. It's also a wee
bit odd. Not bad, per se, just odd, and somewhat unreliable. You are
MUCH better off installing DAVE onto the client Macs, and having them do
Windows networking. Your NT server will be happier, as you won't need to
run SFM. You'll also give the Mac clients better use of things like
WINS, as DAVE handles that. DAVE also deals with the NT domain security
model better than a Mac trying to use the NT Chooser client. Your Macs
will appear to the rest of the network to be just like the other Windows
machines.

Having used both, DAVE has always struck me as a more elegant solution
to NT access.

As far as Mac users only seeing their home directories, with DAVE, you
can do this the same as you would for the windows clients. You can't use
NT to lock them out of their local hard drives.

john

lilibeth solidum wrote:
>
> Dear John Welch,
>
> Appreciate your response.
>
> I am just new in managing mac users in nt network.
>
> Is there a way using just nt policies or permissions?
>
> Can I comfigure mac users to just see their home directory, and don't
> see other ntfs directories.
>
> Can you tell me how or refer a manual?
>
> Thank you.
> Augusto

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