Connecting a Macintosh running Leopard (10.5) to SBS 2003

By Eriq Neale :: 3 Comments ::

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Phase 2 – Accessing Server Resources Mac OS 10.5 can access shares from the SBS server via the SMB (server message block) protocol like earlier versions of OS X. There are some key differences, however. You must still disable SMB Signing on the server in order for the Mac to be able to read and write files to the server share (see http://simultaneouspancakes.com/Lessons/2004/12/27/how-to-disable-smb-signing-in-sbs-2003/ for instructions on how to disable SMB signing on the server. If you have Windows 2003 Service Pack 2 on the server, you also need to make sure that all scalable networking components are disabled as well. See MS KB936954 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/936594) and the Official SBS Blog (http://blogs.technet.com/sbs/archive/2007/04/24/common-networking-issues-after-applying-windows-server-2003-sp2-on-sbs.aspx) for instructions on disabling the scalable networking components. The key difference between Leopard and previous versions of the Mac OS are that you will be able to authenticate against the server and open shares on the server even if SMB signing is not disabled. However, you will not be able to read or write files in the server shares. In previous versions of the OS, you would not be able to authenticate against the server at all if SMB signing were still enabled. Once you have disabled SMB signing on the server, follow these steps to access the shares on the server from the Mac. From the Finder, select Connect to Server from the Go menu, or press Command K to open the Connect to Server window. Enter the server path as smb://servername in the Server Address field and click Connect. You will be prompted to enter your domain username and password to access the share. Enter the username in the domainname\username format. After you authenticate, you will be presented with a list of shares on the server that you may connect to. Select the share and click OK. Another key difference in Leopard from previous versions of the Mac OS is that the network share no longer appears as a mounted disk volume on the Mac. Instead a new window will open to the share, and the server will appear under the Shared area of the navigation tree with an Eject symbol next to it. If you close the window and need to get back to the share, you can click on the server name in the navigation tree and see a list of the shares available on the server. In the Connect to Server window, you can enter the full path to a share in the format smb://servername/sharename. You can save the path in the Favorite Servers list by clicking the plus sign next to the Server Address field. You can also open a folder on the share directly by using the format smb://servername/sharename/foldername. When you click Connect in the Connect to Server window, a new window will open to the path specified in the Server Address window. If you selected a folder under a share, that folder window will open directly.

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By henry ubachs @ Saturday, December 22, 2007 12:06 AM

i've just joined the site and i'm a beginner with a SBS and the only thing i ee is expelation how to configure a Mac and if i want to see more i've got to pay for everything tha's on the site.What i don't see are the costs for support and that's something i would like to see before i fill in the form.I always tought that these sites were to help each other but i think this site is purely comercial .I don't have anything against this but i think it would be better to put this on the starter page

By Phil Hanson @ Saturday, January 05, 2008 4:50 AM

I am a total novice to SBS - just wanted to connect my Mac. Your instructions were very clear and precise. I did it start to finish without a hiccup - thank you!
Haven't tried the active directory bit yet, but I'll try that when my brain has a rest.

By Ben Ahlquist @ Wednesday, January 16, 2008 11:33 PM

Add-on Note: If planning on having the users use their network logon credentials (2nd half of Phase 3- Joining AD), make sure that no local account on the Mac has a short name that is the same as their network logon name. If so, you will have trouble connecting to AD and possibly corrupting the local account on the Mac. Check the short names by browsing on the Mac to Macintosh HD/ Users folder.

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