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LAN with MAC and PCIf I create a single broadcast domain with a mixture of PC's and MAC's, how
can they share files? Would I have to toss in a simple file server? There's no Internet access.. Just a LAN THANKS.... mikey b from sd wrote:
> If I create a single broadcast domain with a mixture of PC's and OS X uses Samba. You don't need a file server to share files, just a> MAC's, how > can they share files? Would I have to toss in a simple file server? > There's no Internet access.. Just a LAN > > THANKS.... switch. Some useful links on Windows networking: http://www.practicallynetworked.com/howto/ http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm http://www.tomsnetworking.com http://www.wown.info/ http://www.ezlan.net/index.html http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/ A Google for "Mac Windows sharing" brings up a lot of links. Here are a few: http://www.macwindows.com/ http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/windows/ http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.4/en/mh1161.html Malke
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"Malke" wrote: Why a switch? And reading a couple of your links, they seem to imply that > mikey b from sd wrote: > > > If I create a single broadcast domain with a mixture of PC's and > > MAC's, how > > can they share files? Would I have to toss in a simple file server? > > There's no Internet access.. Just a LAN > > > > THANKS.... > > OS X uses Samba. You don't need a file server to share files, just a > switch. > > the MAC has to give it's address to the PC.. What if the LAN is 2 PC's and 4 MAC's? Last but not least, can you give me a link on Samba? <school project ;[D mikey b from sd wrote:
Show quoteHide quote > I prefer a switch instead of a hub because switches are "intelligent"> > "Malke" wrote: > >> mikey b from sd wrote: >> >> > If I create a single broadcast domain with a mixture of PC's and >> > MAC's, how >> > can they share files? Would I have to toss in a simple file >> > server? There's no Internet access.. Just a LAN >> > >> > THANKS.... >> >> OS X uses Samba. You don't need a file server to share files, just a >> switch. > > Why a switch? And reading a couple of your links, they seem to imply > that > the MAC has to give it's address to the PC.. What if the LAN is 2 PC's > and 4 MAC's? > > Last but not least, can you give me a link on Samba? > > <school project ;[D and route traffic to the computer where it is supposed to go. Hubs are dumb and send traffic to everything. http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=difference+between+hub+and+switch&btnG=Google+Search It doesn't matter how many computers are on the lan and it doesn't matter what operating systems are on the lan. All machines can share files/folders if set up properly. My home lan has various flavors of Windows, SUSE 10.1 machines, and has had an OS X iMac. Since you are not going to use DHCP (no router, no DHCP server) you will assign static IP's to all machines. You really need to learn to use Google for your school project. http://us2.samba.org/samba/ But you'll do better just reading the Mac's Help files. Malke
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"Malke" wrote: And they divide the available bandwidth thru each port.. Switches devote > mikey b from sd wrote: > > > > > > > "Malke" wrote: > > > >> mikey b from sd wrote: > >> > >> > If I create a single broadcast domain with a mixture of PC's and > >> > MAC's, how > >> > can they share files? Would I have to toss in a simple file > >> > server? There's no Internet access.. Just a LAN > >> > > >> > THANKS.... > >> > >> OS X uses Samba. You don't need a file server to share files, just a > >> switch. > > > > > Why a switch? And reading a couple of your links, they seem to imply > > that > > the MAC has to give it's address to the PC.. What if the LAN is 2 PC's > > and 4 MAC's? > > > > Last but not least, can you give me a link on Samba? > > > > <school project ;[D > > I prefer a switch instead of a hub because switches are "intelligent" > and route traffic to the computer where it is supposed to go. Hubs are > dumb and send traffic to everything. the entire bandwidth to a single port it is forwarding frames through. I understand that > Since I've never touched a MAC in my in my life, you are telling me that > http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=difference+between+hub+and+switch&btnG=Google+Search > > It doesn't matter how many computers are on the lan and it doesn't > matter what operating systems are on the lan. All machines can share > files/folders if set up properly. My home lan has various flavors of > Windows, SUSE 10.1 machines, and has had an OS X iMac. Since you are > not going to use DHCP (no router, no DHCP server) you will assign > static IP's to all machines. MAC also have the network==node type addressing scheme? i.e 127.xxx.xx.x thnaks, you've been most helpful.. Um, the Samba site you gave me is informaitive, thank you.. I thought it would have MAC all over it, but it doesn't.. So Samba must be a 3rd party app that Apple bought to add to it's OS.. thanks again Show quoteHide quote > mikey b from sd wrote:
(much snippage) > Since I've never touched a MAC in my in my life, you are telling me All computers use a standard IP address format. Otherwise, how could any> that > MAC also have the network==node type addressing scheme? i.e > 127.xxx.xx.x machines communicate on a network? Most of the web isn't run on Mac or Windows. IP addressing has nothing to do with the operating system used. > No, it mustn't. If you'd bothered to actually read any of the>Um, the Samba site you gave me is informaitive, thank you.. I thought >it would have MAC all over it, but it doesn't.. So Samba must be a 3rd >party app that Apple bought to add to it's OS.. information at samba.org, you'd know that it isn't a "third-party app" and it isn't owned by Apple. I gave you links to information about Mac-Windows networking already. You can also use Google to find others. Malke 
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