File Sharing with AFP

[timgowen]

I'm running a Mac Server that's currently on Mojave; I intend to upgrade to Montarey soon. Yesterday it was accidentally powered off and when it came back users said that they couldn't connect. I was at home but over VPN could screen share from my Mac and I soon discovered that AFP had been unticked in file sharing. Once I'd enabled it that was fine but I also have SMB enabled and that did not work... I cannot access any shares unless AFP is enabled.

SMB works on Windows shares, so it can't be a firewall issue.

Tim

 

[satcomer]

Depend if your contacting people on older Mac but as of 10.1.1 AFP was depreciate more for SMB! Some older Macs this is not the case!

 

[timgowen]

Depend if your contacting people ob older Mac but as of 10.1.1 AFP was depreciate more for SMB! Some older Macs this is not the case!

I don't need old Macs to connect; it's just weird that the shares do not show up with SMB. I hope it's not a .local issue because our Windows domain is .local.

 

[satcomer]

SMB was made default and AFP abandoned when in 2010 Microsoft Sever finally allowed Mac & Linux machines connect to the domain natively! This was part of Steve and Bill secret bury of ax because of the QuickTime suit the pre-save return started the Govt case against Microsoft! With Steve dropping the QuickTime suit Bill said he will integrate Mac and Linux machines to 2010 Server! That's was thank you to Steve for drooping that case taking the sting out of the Government suit! So Apple dropped AFP then and went to SMB after that negotiation to get Apple in Server!