[ale] Mac + Linux question

[D. Alan Stewart]

This is OT, but the only Mac OS X application I can recall ever having to 
"Force Quit" is...

Internet Explorer

What else would one expect? I've been running OS X exclusively since May.

> 
> Hey Ken,
> 
> There are some Mac folks in ALE ... I would fit the profile of a Macoholic. As
> Alan noted, integration between Macs and Linux boxes is much easier if you're
> running Mac OS X.  Your options on earlier Mac operating systems usually involve
> payware, DAVE by Thursby Software is a good option in this case.  Thursby
> recently released DAVE for OS X; it also allows you to share local volumes via
> SMB but it's not quite ready for prime time (it's the only software on my OS X
> workstation that has caused kernel panics).  
> 
> 
> -Ricardo
> ______________________________________________________
> Ricardo Davis
> Intermedia Communications - Advanced Building Networks
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: D. Alan Stewart [mailto:astewart at layton-graphics.com]
> Sent: Monday, April 01, 2002 8:59 AM
> To: ale at ale.org; kenn at pcintelligent.com
> Subject: Re: [ale] Mac + Linux question
> 
> 
> If you're using Mac OS X you've got both samba and nfs clients on your Mac. I
> haven't been using the nfs client myself, but there's info on the web. I do use
> the samba client. I have found it usable, but still needing some work. It gets
> slow when a mounted directory has a large number of files in it and seems to
> have some trouble seeing when files have changed on the server.
> 
> To mount a samba share: In the Finder choose "Connect to Server..." from
> the "Go" menu. In the address field type in smb://hostname/sharename.
> You'll get a dialog asking for workgroup, login, and password. Once
> mounted, the share will appear on your desktop.
> 
>  > Hi there,
>  >
>  > I just became a MAC user, how exciting. I don't know much about
>  > connecting Linux and MAC, is there anyone out there that works with
>  > MAC as well? Is there anything like samba for seeing the drive on my
>  > Linux box?
>  >
>  > Thanks
>  > Ken
> 
> 
> 
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