>If they were all PCs you could turn on file sharing and everyone >could access the *big* hard drive. But I don't know how Macs could >get to it. That part is over my head, but I am sure it can be done. >I know on a all Mac network you can turn appletalk on and get a icon >up on your desktop of anothers HD.
If all you want is a big hard drive that Macs and PCs can see, take a look at one of the storage servers like the "Snap". I don't know off the top of my head which ones support Macs, but a few of them do (and they all seem to support windows, as well as Novell, and usually *nix thru things like SAMBA). Otherwise, if you have the money, and want something a bit more than a networked hard drive, Win2k Server has rather nice Services for Macintosh. It can act as an AppleShare file server, as well as a regular windows file server. Seemless (so both Mac and PC can use the same directories), as well as pretty stable (I have been using NT 4's for a LONG time, and I have had a Win2k test server running with it for a good year now, no problems). And then on the cheaper end of things, you can get any number of software solutions that will allow you to use the personal file sharing of windows or Mac OS and allow the other to see it (things like Dave, PCMacLan, DoubleTalk, AppleShare windows client...) Those are all viable solutions if you just need a few users to connect. It is all very do-able, and it isn't all that tough to do either. -chris <http://www.mythtech.net> -- MacNetwork is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... XRouter Pro | Share your DSL or cable modem between multiple computers! Dr. Bott | Only $199 <http://www.drbott.com/prod/MIH130.html> Now shipping! Farallon Wireless SkyLINE PCI Card for Mac Desktops! <http://www.farallon.com/le/skyline/pci/index.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> MacNetwork list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/macnet.html> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/macnetwork%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
