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Applies To: Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016. You can use the Remote Desktop client for Mac to work with Windows apps, resources, and desktops from your Mac computer. Use the following information to get started - and check out the FAQ if you have questions. Availability: One of the best sources of Mac server hardware is an old Mac you already own. My first two Mac servers were both hand-me-down Power Macs. My first two Mac servers were both hand-me. Learn about the latest Windows Server features and capabilities—directly from the Microsoft product team. Watch demos and discover best practices to modernize your workloads, whether you’re running Windows Server on-premises, in a hybrid environment, or on Azure. In the Finder on your Mac, choose Go Connect to Server, then click Browse. Find the computer’s name in the Shared section of the Finder sidebar, then click it to connect.You may need to click All to see all the shared computers. When you locate the shared computer or server, select it, then click Connect As.
If you want to do a Windows share from Mac OS X you need to know a few pieces of information first:
- The name of the server.
- The name of the share.
- The name of the Network or Domain where the server lives.
- Your user name on the server.
- Your password on the server.
- As there is no browsing feature when connecting to Windows shares, choose Connect To from the Go menu in the Finder.
- Enter 'smb://your_server_name/your_share_name' (sans quotes)
Note: You must replace 'your_server_name' and 'your_share_name' with your appropriate information for this to work. - A dialog box then prompts you to authenticate yourself: Enter the name of the workgroup in which the server resides, your user name on the server, and your password in the appropriate fields.
- The share will appear in the Computer area in a Finder window and on your desktop (if you have selected the Finder preference to show mounted shares on your desktop)
If you enter the fully qualified hostname of your Windows server (eg: your_server_name.mit.edu), the dialog box will appear with the appropriate workgroup name already entered.
Further notes from Apple's Knowledge Base.
You can find the entire article here.
- 'ServerName' may be an IP address or DNS name.
- The name of the 'share' (the shared disk, volume, or directory) must be specified. You will not be prompted for it.
- You cannot type spaces as part of the share name when connecting. In place of any space in the share name, type: %20
- You cannot connect to a share with a name that contains a hyphen. Resolve the issue by giving the share a name that does not contain a hyphen.
- Connecting to (mounting) two or more SMB volumes simultaneously may cause a kernel panic. Drag one volume to the Trash to eject it before connecting to another.
- The only alert message that Mac OS X displays for SMB login difficulties is 'There's no file service available at the URL <URL>.' This is sometimes correct and sometimes incorrect. This is the message that would appear if you mistyped your password, for example.
- Mac OS X connects to SMB via the TCP/IP protocol, not via the NetBIOS protocol.
- When troubleshooting a connection failure, you can ping the IP address of the Windows computer using the Mac OS X Network Utility to verify a TCP/IP connection between the two computers.
- Check Microsoft support resources for information on setting up file sharing on your Microsoft Windows-based computer. These may include Help files installed on your computer or the Microsoft online Knowledge Base https://support.microsoft.com/en-us. For an example, see article Q304040: 'Description of File Sharing and Permissions in Windows XP'
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