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by jlazyr

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Our school just finished putting in a new network. I would like to be able to use my Macintosh on it so that I can download updates, but I don't know how to go about it. I do know where to look for the network settings on my Windows computer, but I don't know what information my Mac would need. Please let me know what information you need from me. I did try hooking it up once, but it didn't work.

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by jchun

The easiest way is by installing a program called DAVE by Thursby (thursby.com) on the MAC. This allows the MAC to access files and printers on the Windows server without any changes on the server.
Otherwise you need to add services on the Windowsserver and create a volume just for the MAC and install the client. More cumbersome but if you don't want to buy another program then that's the way. Check MS KB for more info.

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