RE: [WinMac] How can Win2K access Appleshare fileservers?

From: Daniel deHam (ddeham[at]yahoo.com)
Date: Fri Jun 23 2000 - 20:46:49 PDT

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    I'm not running AppleShare IP, just the regular Appleshare file server in OS 8.6. Do I have to buy PC MacLan for Win 2000 to connect to it, or is there another way?

    Thanks,

    Daniel

    At 03:43 PM 6/23/2000 , you wrote:

    > It depends on the version of AppleShare Server you are running. Basically,
    >you need to ensure that SMB is running on the AppleShare IP server; and if
    >so you need to be patched to version 6.3.1 - Anything earlier and SMB
    >(Server Message Block) doesn't work. It's a free upgrade from 6.x to 6.3.1;
    >but to run it it MUST ride on top of System 9 (preferably system 9.0.4).
    >
    > My suggestion: Run Win2k/AS on a good piece of hardware and use it as the
    >central storage point for both the Macs and PC's.
    >
    > Cheers!
    > Dan
    >
    > > -----Original Message-----
    > > From: winmac-errors@lists.best.com
    > > [mailto:winmac-errors@lists.best.com]On Behalf Of Daniel deHam
    > > Sent: Friday, June 23, 2000 6:18 PM
    > > To: winmac@lists.best.com
    > > Subject: [WinMac] How can Win2K access Appleshare fileservers?
    > >
    > >
    > > I installed Windows 2000 Advanced Server on my Pentium 3/450. I
    > > can print fine to my Apple Personal Laserwriter, and my Macs can
    > > connect to the Appleshare fileserver on my PC. How do I access
    > > volumes on an Appleshare fileserver on my Mac from the PC? How do
    > > I get an Appleshare fileserver to appear in my Network
    > > Neighborhood, like it used to with PC Maclan on Win 98?
    > >
    > > Also, why is it about 10 times slower to connect to a Win2000
    > > Appleshare server than a Mac Appleshare server? I'm connecting
    > > from a 7100/G3 266, OS 7.6.1, 72MB RAM to a Pentium 3/450 192MB
    > > RAM running Win2K vs. a Supermac C500, OS 8.6, 48MB RAM. Is this
    > > normal, or is something wrong with my PC?
    > >
    > > BTW, I like Windows 2000 so much more than Win 98. It's only
    > > crashed twice in 46 days! Win 98 crashed every other hour until
    > > it finally said "Failed to read from Drive C." It couldn't boot
    > > up since my Windows directory was corrupted. I had to buy another
    > > hard disk to recover my files.
    > >
    > > I'm so glad I found this list!
    > >
    > > Thanks,
    > >
    > > Daniel
    >
    >
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