Re: IBM Lack of Macintosh Support

[Jeffrey Lee <jeff@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yes, OS X does have samba built in.

From Finder
Go -> Connect to Server
Then use smb://servername/

On Feb 23, 2005, at 4:29 PM, Pete Helgren wrote:

> Seems to me that a Mac Samba client should talk to NetServer.  I can't 
> imagine that IBM built netserver to only talk to a Unix/Linux Samba 
> client.  Have you looked at Mac Samba clients? (is there such a thing 
> or is that built into OS X?)
>
>
> Pete Helgren
>
>
>
> Michael Ryan wrote:
>
> > One wonders why IBM is so dead set on not providing support for 
> > anything
> > except Windows workstations. My advertising department is using Macs 
> > for
> > page layouts and such. I want to be able to map an iSeries directory 
> > using
> > NetServer out so the Macs can establish a drive. Can't be 
> > done...here's
> > IBM's take on it:
> >
> > "Problem Summary:
> > Can MacIntosh PCs map network drives to iSeries Netserver?
> >
> > Resolution:
> > iSeries NetServer provides no support for the MacIntosh operating 
> > system. It
> > is not possible to map a network drive to the NetServer using a 
> > MacIntosh
> > PC.
> >
> > Note: iSeries NetServer provides support for PC's running Windows 
> > networking
> > code (Windows 9x, NT, 2000, XP). Beginning with V5R1M0 iSeries 400 
> > (with
> > additional PTFs applied), the NetServer also provides support for the 
> > Samba
> > client used by Linux/Unix clients."
> >
> > WDSC only works under Windows, NetServer drives can only be mapped to
> > Windows, Webfacing only works with Windows...bleah...
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