Re: IBM Lack of Macintosh Support

[Michael Ryan <michael@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Samba is built into OS X...you can access an SMB share using smb://<ip
addr>/share.

Works great for a Windows server...don't have any Linux handy right now, but
I know it's worked fine with Linux in the past. I know IBM came out with
PTFs to allow *NIX clients access to NetServer...bet they won't for Macs.

I think I'm going to try and find a third party Samba client for Macs.

On 2/23/05 05:29 PM, "Pete Helgren" <Pete@xxxxxxxxxx> 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...
>> 
>>  
>>