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This comment is meant to inform and not start a flame storm. Hi mcg, I can't believe what a trial this has been and that there isn't more info on it. Anyway, for over 10 years I have used my server to run QuickBooks, RDC to effect the program, and the little side bar that shows "shared" things to access files on the "server". On I have followed your instructions to the letter and am having no luck with the "shared" things thing. Should I be doing something there? I could really use some help here.

Thank you, Kat. Lost your password? Powered by the Parse. More Mac Sites: Macworld MacUser iPhone Central. Set Windows Server to allow Mac connections Mar 08, '05 I never did fix the "name or password is incorrect" error connecting via Samba to my Windows Server install, so I always passed data back and forth using an XP machine.

Installing Windows Server 2003 R2 x64 on a Mac Pro

I finally gave up and turned to the Domain Server for salvation. Eventually, I found the right settings: You can ignore any errors about truncated strings Then navigate into Local Policies: Security Options, and set the following: Microsoft Network Server: Digitally sign communications always: Digitally sign communications if client agrees: Security Options area: Microsoft Network Client: Digitally sign communications if server agrees: Domain Member: Digitally encrypt or sign secure data channel always: Digitally encrypt secure data channel when possible: Digitally sign secure data channel when possible: This hint lowers your network's security a bit, use at your own risk.

I can't test this one, nor can I vouch for the impact it has on security.


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If anyone has any comments one way or the other, please add them. The following comments are owned by whoever posted them. This site is not responsible for what they say. In Win2k Authored by: A W2K server does not do this by default.

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W2K3 server expects to be used in a 'native environment' and thus acts this way per default. I think the implications of this 'hint' are to be overlooked, since a mailicious machine must be a Samba client of some sort or a Windows client bound to Active Directory and have access to a known AD user's login and password, or at least know the ip-address of your AD servers and have access to a known AD user's login and password in order to do much. Of course you will need to secure your subnet by turning off outside connections to your servers via ftp, telnet and smb.

I do not know if this is actually the case with the AD plugin but expect it to be.

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And yes: This is a cool hint. Very helpful. We finally figured it out a while back - but it had us stumped for a LONG time. All running Samba without insecurity? TheSpoonman on Mar 08, '05 Set Windows Server to allow Mac connections Authored by: Out of disk space message Authored by: Because I think this how-to was made assuming that the share is in a DC, right?

Accessing a windows server share from a Mac - Networking - Spiceworks

I've only ever done this on a DC. The main issue here is that this is a security policy change, not sure how you would do this on a server just sharing folders but you could possible get it right with a domain wide GPO or the local security policy on that specific server. Hello, I got something that im having difficulties about windows server and powerpc mac. My powerpc mac was able to join in the group on windows infrastructure, I can see my powerpc on the network and my other computer was able to read a shared folder from my PowerPC, but there is a problem.

My domain controller is unable to access to my PowerPC it is unable to access need some permission to access to the network with administrator something like that.


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    Share your research. Here are a few suggestions on how to properly ask this type of question. You can use VirtualBox and launchd to launch VMs at boot as daemons. See here for one such example that might point you in the right direction. Home Questions Tags Users Unanswered. What are my options for making this work?

    Hyper-V won't run on Mac. I'd take a look at the VMWare solutions, but product recommendations are off-topic here on SuperUser.