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Mac OS to join domain
I have some Apple machines, which I'm not sure is a G4 or G5, Mac OS 9 or X. I would like to join them to a Win2000 domain. Is it possible to join both Mac OS 9 or X to the domain? Any references?
weed
Yes, it's possible, but MUCH easier with OS X. Can you figure out which you have?
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Can guide me on both OS 9 and X please? Thanks.
In OS X the easiest way, if your default windows domain is not WORKGROUP, is to, from the finder, use Go>Connect To Server and enter smb://WORKGROUP;User@machi
In OS 9 you have to purchase Dave from Thursby systems.
In OS 9 you have to purchase Dave from Thursby systems.
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u can also do a connect to server and then type
smb://IPaddress of server ( ex. smb://192.168.0.1)
You will then get a window in which u can enter the workgroup, username and password. Once connected you will get another window with a list of shares that you can mount.
smb://IPaddress of server ( ex. smb://192.168.0.1)
You will then get a window in which u can enter the workgroup, username and password. Once connected you will get another window with a list of shares that you can mount.
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Alright, OS X sounds fine. How about joining OS 9 to domain?
as weed said you need Dave http://www.thursby.com/products/dave.html
You can also use Services For Macintosh.
This is from Microsoft & goes on your 2000 server. Lets your OS9 machines connect to Macintosh shares on the server.
Basically, you will have two types of shares, windows & mac. You will have to share a folder twice.
http://www.microsoft.com/mac/downloads.aspx
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This is from Microsoft & goes on your 2000 server. Lets your OS9 machines connect to Macintosh shares on the server.
Basically, you will have two types of shares, windows & mac. You will have to share a folder twice.
http://www.microsoft.com/mac/downloads.aspx
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All these postings talk about FILESHARING with a machine in a domain, but this is not JOINING a domain. If you want to log in from a mac you can use AdmitMac from Thrusby software or use the Panther active directory plugin, which you access from the directory Access utility. Either of these allow you to access windows homedirectories the same as OSX home directories, though only AdmitMac works with SMB home directories