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Macintosh ServicesThe Macintosh services available with Windows NT Server provide file and print services to Mac users using the standard Macintosh AppleShare software. Mac clients are treated as equal clients by Windows NT. The Macintosh client connections and resources can be viewed by using the MacFile utility in the Control Panel, as shown in Figure 7.12.
Macintosh-accessible volumes must be created on NTFS or CDFS volumes. These volumes can then be accessed either from Windows NT or from Mac clients. When viewed by Mac clients, files stored on the Macintosh volumes are represented by the standard Macintosh icons. When viewed from Windows NT, the file names are shown instead. Because Macintosh allows file names of up to 31 characters, if a file with a long name is copied to the Macintosh volumes, the Macintosh will use the short 8.3 name to access it. Windows NT Services for Macintosh use the domain account database, so any valid domain user account can be used to access Macintosh servers. In addition, the Guest Account facility can be used. The permissions set on the NTFS Macintosh volumes are automatically translated into their equivalent Macintosh permissions for access via the Macintosh server’s software. Passwords on individual Macintosh volumes can also be set so that when a particular volume is accessed by Macintosh services, the user will have to supply the password. The AppleTalk passwords are sent over the network in plain text format, presenting a security risk, since the data packet could be captured and the password seen. Windows NT Services for Macintosh provides a facility to use encrypted passwords to overcome this issue. The Print Server for Macintosh service enables Mac clients to print to Windows NT printer devices and PC clients to print to printers attached to the AppleTalk network. Command Prompt Networking CommandsThe Windows NT command prompt has several useful network-related commands that can be used in scripts to perform network administration tasks. Table 7.5 lists the most useful.
The net use command is most commonly seen in logon scripts to establish the connections to the shares. The command takes the basic form of net use\\computername\ sharename. Table 7.6 shows some uses of this command. Help can be obtained on any of the Windows NT net commands by using a net help command, such as net help use.
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