Hi all;
I am a recent switcher to mac. At home I have been happily using a Mac Mini for all my work related stuff and some WoW Playing. I plan to upgrade soon to a well deserved PowerMac Dual 2.0.
Currently at work, I have Windows SBS 2003 we have over 20 PC's (laptops and desktops) hooked to it. When my boss asked me what type of PC I wanted for work, I told him to get me a Macmini, because they were cheaper and i knew i could connect it to the domain. I also have been so happy with the one at home where i connect to my other Windows PC that i figured if I could use it at home for work there, I could use it at work.
I am the IT Manager there... so he got it for me.
Now... When I go to Go on the Macmini, and I pick connect to server (i have the macmini connected to the workgroup at the office) and I click on the machine I want to connect to (this case the server), it shows a little connect button. When I click connect in the server "office" i get a dialog that asks for my account info, so i type: Administrator and my password, then another dialog pops up and says:
The current alias for Office (office is the name of the main server) is not working. It gives me then three options: OK, Fix Alias or Delete Alias.
If I click on OK it does nothing. Fix alias takes me to pick a new alias for Office but the network options are greyed out. Delete Alias lets me delete the alias Office but it gives me an error that i dont have sufficient priviledges.
I need to be able to see my Server from the mac, be able to access some shared folders on the server and I need to connect my entourage to Exchange.
Could you give me some insights on what you did to connect to your Windows SBS?? DO you know a good website or book I can read? I really want to learn how to do this properly because my boss is liking how macs work and i know i have the possibility to turn around most of the office into using macs. But if i cannot connect my own Mac to the server i guess it wont happen.
Hope you can help or put me on the way of a good direction. I really want to learn how to have Macs and Windows co-exist and be productive in a network environment.
Gilbert
Reply here or to my e-mail gpalau@llmdcpa.com
I am a recent switcher to mac. At home I have been happily using a Mac Mini for all my work related stuff and some WoW Playing. I plan to upgrade soon to a well deserved PowerMac Dual 2.0.
Currently at work, I have Windows SBS 2003 we have over 20 PC's (laptops and desktops) hooked to it. When my boss asked me what type of PC I wanted for work, I told him to get me a Macmini, because they were cheaper and i knew i could connect it to the domain. I also have been so happy with the one at home where i connect to my other Windows PC that i figured if I could use it at home for work there, I could use it at work.
I am the IT Manager there... so he got it for me.
Now... When I go to Go on the Macmini, and I pick connect to server (i have the macmini connected to the workgroup at the office) and I click on the machine I want to connect to (this case the server), it shows a little connect button. When I click connect in the server "office" i get a dialog that asks for my account info, so i type: Administrator and my password, then another dialog pops up and says:
The current alias for Office (office is the name of the main server) is not working. It gives me then three options: OK, Fix Alias or Delete Alias.
If I click on OK it does nothing. Fix alias takes me to pick a new alias for Office but the network options are greyed out. Delete Alias lets me delete the alias Office but it gives me an error that i dont have sufficient priviledges.
I need to be able to see my Server from the mac, be able to access some shared folders on the server and I need to connect my entourage to Exchange.
Could you give me some insights on what you did to connect to your Windows SBS?? DO you know a good website or book I can read? I really want to learn how to do this properly because my boss is liking how macs work and i know i have the possibility to turn around most of the office into using macs. But if i cannot connect my own Mac to the server i guess it wont happen.
Hope you can help or put me on the way of a good direction. I really want to learn how to have Macs and Windows co-exist and be productive in a network environment.
Gilbert
Reply here or to my e-mail gpalau@llmdcpa.com
