Re: Connecting a MAC to a windows network

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From: Secret Squirrel (none_at_biteme.com)
Date: 01/28/05 

Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2005 12:07:14 -0600

Belgarath <bla@a.a> wrote in news:mTsKd.46515$Z14.29166@news.indigo.ie:

> Lanwench [MVP - Exchange] wrote:
>> !!bogus wrote:
>>
>>>Hi,
>>>
>>>I have a windows NT/2003 network. How would I connect a Macintosh to
>>>it so it is able to:
>>>- Print on the shared network printers.
>>>- Map drives to shared network directories.
>>>
>>>I assume there would be some kind of software to be installed on the
>>>MAC (or would it be on the MAC and windows?)
>>
>>
>> Not necessarily - if you're using OSX, this is pretty easy, if I
>> recall correctly. If you're using earlier versions, you may need to
>> get a copy of Dave or PCMacLan (digging way back in the memory banks
>> on the latter).
>>
>>
> www.samba.org
>

Or you could simply install print services for Macintosh

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