Adding an Apple to a windows 2003 server setup

_Jimlad_ · 25 Jan 2006 at 12:08

Ok don’t laugh cos I have no clue if this is possible, I have a friend who works in education and he wanted to know if a school could add a Apple Mac to the existing setup, which is a win2003 server and xp clients.

If anyone has any input on this, it would be welcome

Skilldibop · 25 Jan 2006 at 12:18

I *THINK* you can if you enable appletalk support on the server. And you might have to get some patch or plugin to make the MAC work. If it's got Client for microsoft networks built in your laughing, but you may have to DL and intall it.
I think the Macs at my old school were on the same domain as the XP workstations, which looked like AD so it was either Server 2000 or 2003. Probably SBS by the number of times it bjorked.

Adz · 25 Jan 2006 at 12:23

If it's OSX it will have Samba and be able to join a windows domain and use windows file/print sharing natively

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_Jimlad_ · 25 Jan 2006 at 12:31

thanks guys, i will pass on your comments using good old cut n' paste

cheers Jim

derbyjake · 25 Jan 2006 at 12:53

weve has a osx laptop on the domain here no problems, altho it was the owner of the laptop who configured dint take him long at all