[G4] Re: Network Sharing Oddity

[Anthony Smith]

No Problem, anytime. A Client is a computer accessing the files. A 
server is the computer with the files on it. What I was trying to say 
was that the PC can't access the macs but the macs can access the PC. I 
don't know whether PCMacLan will work with OS X because Appletalk has 
undergone some slight changes since OS 8 (I think), but give it a try 
is all I can say.
			Anthony


>
>> Hi DaleH,
>> 	The SMB/CIFS window means that your macs are trying to
>> masquerade as PCs on the network. The best way to deal with this
>> little issue is to disable Windows Sharing in the Sharing panel of
>> your System Preferences. This means that your macs will behave only
>> like macs and it will also solve the duplicate icon thing. Now your
>> network will be an AppleTalk-only network. Also please note that if
>> you have any PCs, you won't be able to use the macs as servers.
>> Clienst will be fine though. Hope this helps...
>> 					Anthony
>>
> Thanks Anthony.
> I was wondering about that Dell laptop hanging on the network that I
> never use. I activated Windows Sharing on the Macs and will
> deactivate to see if the icon issue goes away. I'm not sure what you
> mean by the PC being able to use the Macs as Clients, but not
> servers. What would you recommend for networking in my situation? I
> once had PCMacLan on a PC back in the OS8 days which worked fine.
> DaleH