Dan, Buy Shoun Regan's Book (he's a frequent poster on this list and a local guy). It's the end all and be all for OS X Server. I made a "tinyurl" of the humongous Amazon URL I ended up with:
http://tinyurl.com/aa9ug He wrote it in concert with Kevin White, who used to work at MacTown and now works for Apple. Not using OS X Server user myself, I can't vouch for the book, but I can vouch for the authors. And besides the book would look impressive on your shelf. Hmm, maybe i need to buy one, too! ::-) j. On Jan 16, 2006, at 5:15 PM, Dan Crutcher <dcrutcher at loumag.com> wrote: > I have OS X Server 10.4.3 running on one of the computers at work. > Works great for all the Macs. > > There are two PCs, both running Windows XP, on the LAN. I am trying > to set up file and print sharing for them from the OS X Server, > keeping it as simple as possible. I have: > > 1. Turned on Windows services in OS X Server. > 2. Added a user with name of the person (Gayle) using one of the PCs, > assigned her a password. > 3. Created a home folder called "Gayle" on the Mac server. > 4. Turned "sharing" on for that folder and all its subfolders, giving > read/write access to user "Gayle." > 5. Made sure that SMB (Windows file sharing) services are turned on. > 6. For Windows purposes, named the computer "LoumagServer" and > created a workgroup called "Loumag." > > I did all this following the instructions manual on Windows services > for OS X Server. I have set it up as a "Standalone" Windows Server. > > When I go to Gayle's computer and try to find this server, using > Windows' "My Network Places" feature, I cannot find the workgroup > "Loumag" or the folder "Gayle" or any sign of the Mac server on the > network (using the Network Wizard's "browse" function). > > Any hints or clues on what I might try next from those of you who > brave souls who have waded into the thicket of Mac/Windows networking? > > Even if I could get it to work as a simple peer-to-peer file-sharing > connection from one of the Windows computers to my Powerbook (running > regular old X 10.4.4) it would help me understand how Windows goes > about finding available file-sharing computers on the network. -- Jonathan Fletcher jfletch at newmediaconstco.com | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will | be January 24 at Pitt Academy, 6010 Preston Highway. | The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>
