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DOCUMENT:Q99765 16-DEC-1993 [W_NTAS]
TITLE :Windows NT Services for Macintosh
PRODUCT :Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server
PROD/VER:3.10
OPER/SYS:WINDOWS
KEYWORDS:
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1
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Windows NT Advanced Server Services for Macintosh easily and inexpensively
Macintosh and IBM PC-compatible computers to share files and printers. Up
to 255 Macintosh users can connect to each Windows NT Advanced Server
server, as easily as they can connect to an AppleShare volume. PC users can
connect to the server as well, which provides a mechanism to transfer files
between systems. A Macintosh user can print to a PostScript printer, and
many non-PostScript printers, connected to the Windows NT Advanced Server
server as easily as they can print to a LaserWriter on the Macintosh
network. Furthermore, any PC user can print to a LaserWriter connected to
the Macintosh network.
This article discusses the following topics:
- Transparent File Sharing
- Inexpensive, High Performance File and Print Server
- Two-way Printer Sharing
- A Printing Miracle
- Integrated Administration
- Easy Upgrade
- System Requirements
Transparent File Sharing
------------------------
To a Macintosh user, a Windows NT Advanced Server file server looks just
like an AppleShare server. To a PC user, Windows NT Advanced Server looks
like any PC network server (Windows NT Advanced Server can share a CD-ROM
drive as well). The server intelligently manages file names, icons, and
access permissions for the different networks. For example, each Word for
Windows file appears in the Macintosh environment with the corresponding
Word for Macintosh icon. Windows NT Advanced Server supports launching
Macintosh applications from the file server.
The Windows NT file system (NTFS) provides multistream file access
that supports storing resource forks and Finder information in the
same file, and supports 31 character filenames, including an
on-the-fly filename translation facility for all client types. These
features increase performance and aid volume management.
Furthermore, the system administrator can require Macintosh users to
use Windows NT encryption when they log into a server, to provide
enhanced password and network security.
Inexpensive, High Performance File and Print Server
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Services for Macintosh allow you to convert any computer running Windows NT
Advanced Server, with its built-in networking, to a non-dedicated, high-
performance, AppleShare-compliant file and print server. In other words,
you receive great performance for less than the cost of a comparable
Macintosh computer running AppleShare, and for less cost than that provided
by other PC-based solutions, which require a dedicated machine and
expensive networking software.
Two-way Printer Sharing
-----------------------
Services for Macintosh not only gives Macintosh users access to printers on
the Windows NT Advanced Server domain, but it also acts as a print spooler.
This means that Macintosh users can get back to work faster, before their
documents have finished printing, and without using valuable hard-disk
space on their local machine for spooling. Furthermore, a network
administrator can control the print queue for networked LaserWriter
printers just like any other printer attached to a Windows NT Advanced
Server domain.
Of course, a PC user can also use the same print queues to print to
any LaserWriter connected to the Macintosh network.
A Printing Miracle
------------------
The best news of all may be that the Services for Macintosh has a built in
PostScript-compatible printing engine. With this engine, a Macintosh can
print to any printer connected to the Windows NT Advanced Server domain as
if it was a LaserWriter. You can finally get great-looking output even from
some of your oldest printers and take advantage of your existing hardware
investment, instead of being forced to upgrade.
Integrated Administration
-------------------------
The process of administering and configuring the Services for Macintosh is
tightly integrated into Windows NT Advanced Server. The administrator is
required to manage only one set of users and groups. You can create
Macintosh-accessible volumes directly from File Manager and configure
Services for Macintosh in the Control Panel. The system automatically
translates NTFS file and directory permissions into corresponding Macintosh
permissions.
Windows NT Advanced Server supports multiple physical network topologies:
TokenRing (TokenTalk), Ethernet (EtherTalk), and "serial" (LocalTalk).
Easy Upgrade
------------
Users of LAN Manager Services for Macintosh version 1.0 can smoothly
upgrade to Services for Macintosh version 3.1. The upgrade converts
existing OS/2-based volumes, leaving permissions intact.
System Requirements
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System 6.0.8 or later (clients)
AFP 2.1-compliant
Additional reference words: 3.10
KBCategory:
KBSubCategory: MACNT NTADSRV
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THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS
PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS
ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES
OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO
EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR
ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF
MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION
OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES
SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY.
Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1993.