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Re: [PLUG] Mac client, Linux server(s)
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Macs are nice because they are basically *nix at the core. You should
be able to mount samba or NFS shares without a problem. I mount NFS
on my mac at home from a sun box. My mac seems to detect samba shares
out of the box but it takes a little configuring for NFS.
Michael :)
On 5/17/05, Luke Renn <goseigen@comcast.net> wrote:
> * Adam Zion <azion@cceb.med.upenn.edu> [2005-05-17 16:53:36 -0400]:
>
> > I just bought my wife an iBook notebook. I'm almost certain that its
> > AirPort wireless networking card will work w/my LinkSys 802.11g wireless
> > router. My question involves my linux workstations calvin + hobbes.
>
> Should work fine, however, you may have to use hex passcodes. For
> some reason my mac won't connect to my wireless network with string
> passcodes. To use hex, just put a $ in the password field before
> entering the hex.
>
> > Calvin shares HD space using Samba + nfs. Hobbes shares printers
> > w/Samba (we also have a WinXP notebook). Does anyone have enough
> > experience working w/Mac clients on linux networks to say how this will
> > work, if at all? Ideally, she'll be able to print to one of the printers
> > on Hobbes over the network.
>
> It does work. I think you just have to add printer smb://<ip to
> hobbes>/<printer name>. If you have workgroups setup you should be
> able to browse to it. Its been a while since I've played with my
> iBook on my network though.
>
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Power Mac G4 1.2ghz 768 megs RAM MacOS Server 10.3
Power Book G4 1.33ghz 512 megs RAM MacOS 10.3
PalmOne Treo 650 312mhz 23 megs Memory PalmOS 5.4
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