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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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