[X4U] Dialing into Windows Server

[DZ-Jay]

First, its a Windows 2000 dial-up server, not 2003.  Second, I am not 
connecting through the Internet -- I am dialing up to a Windows 2000 
machine, i.e. a Windows 2000 machine will pick up the phone and 
establish a PPP connection with me.  Once I authenticate with that 
machine, I will be able to access the network, at least that's the 
theory, as it works with PCs.

Because of this, I am not looking to connect to a particular share.  I 
need to access the *network* itself so that I can ssh into some 
servers, ftp others, etc., all of them inside my work internal network 
-- no Internet there.

I thought there might be some network driver or some sort of client 
from Microsoft to allow for Macs to dial into a Windows network.  But 
if there isn't, then its OK, I guess I'll have to try with a PC.

	dZ.

On Sep 28, 2005, at 17:35, Richard Gilmore wrote:

> I'm not sure you'll be able access the whole network from a Mac in 
> that way.
> The PCs use a Primary Domain controller to make all the machines on 
> their
> network act and look the same way and a Mac just can't access that. 
> The most
> you'll be able to do is access the servers, which should be all you 
> would
> need. What other network services are you interested in?
>
> Panther understands Windows 2000 but not Windows 2003 server. From 
> within
> the network you would just use the GO menu connect to server and enter 
> the
> path to the server. I'm not how that would work accessing it through 
> the
> internet though. I still think it would involve FTP.
>
>
>
>
> On 28/9/05 5:08 AM, "DZ-Jay" <dz at caribe.net> wrote:
>
>> On Sep 27, 2005, at 10:52, Richard Gilmore wrote:
>>
>>> What kind of Windows server are they using? (2003 is difficult to 
>>> work
>>> with)
>>
>> I believe its Windows 2000.
>>
>>> Can you connect to the share from a Mac plugged into the network at
>>> work?
>>> (Requires a laptop or dragging you machine to work to test)
>>
>> Haven't checked.
>>
>>> Can you FTP to the share from home?
>>
>> Well, the thing is that I am trying to gain access to the LAN itself 
>> by
>> dial-up -- its not to access a particular share, but to be able to use
>> all our Network resources (since our various servers are behind a
>> firewall that can only be accessed from the inside.)  Windows machines
>> can dial-up very easily -- the only difference is that in Windows you
>> have that "Log-on to network" check-box which automatically logs you
>> into the domain, while in my Mac network configs there is no such
>> thing.
>>
>> dZ.
>>
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