Apple Macs connecting to SMB file shares

[Guest CL]

I have several apple macs (10.4 & 10.5) connecting to files shares on our

2003 R2 server (which is a domain controller). They can connect fine using

AFP (but files get truncated) and if I try to connect them via SMB you get

several different errors relating to permission access or can not mount the

volume but connecting via AFP is fine our via a PC. Now.......yesterday I

setup a test share on the 2003 R2 domain member server, SMB connections

worked perfectly. The share and folder permission were exactly the same as

the original file server? I have tried also creating a new GPO and binded

the macs to the domain and set the GPO to KB555652 which changes the digital

signing of communications.

I would prefer to keep the file shares on the main file server.

Any ideas?

[Guest Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Re: Apple Macs connecting to SMB file shares

 

CL <CL@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> I have several apple macs (10.4 & 10.5) connecting to files shares on

> our 2003 R2 server (which is a domain controller). They can connect

> fine using AFP (but files get truncated) and if I try to connect them

> via SMB you get several different errors relating to permission

> access or can not mount the volume but connecting via AFP is fine our

> via a PC. Now.......yesterday I setup a test share on the 2003 R2

> domain member server, SMB connections worked perfectly. The share

> and folder permission were exactly the same as the original file

> server? I have tried also creating a new GPO and binded the macs to

> the domain and set the GPO to KB555652 which changes the digital

> signing of communications.

> I would prefer to keep the file shares on the main file server.

> Any ideas?

 

You might check out

http://simultaneouspancakes.com/Lessons/archives/2004/12/how_to_disable.shtml .

It's written for SBS, but should still apply.

[Guest CL]

Re: Apple Macs connecting to SMB file shares

 

Done this already.

 

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:

> CL <CL@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> > I have several apple macs (10.4 & 10.5) connecting to files shares on

> > our 2003 R2 server (which is a domain controller). They can connect

> > fine using AFP (but files get truncated) and if I try to connect them

> > via SMB you get several different errors relating to permission

> > access or can not mount the volume but connecting via AFP is fine our

> > via a PC. Now.......yesterday I setup a test share on the 2003 R2

> > domain member server, SMB connections worked perfectly. The share

> > and folder permission were exactly the same as the original file

> > server? I have tried also creating a new GPO and binded the macs to

> > the domain and set the GPO to KB555652 which changes the digital

> > signing of communications.

> > I would prefer to keep the file shares on the main file server.

> > Any ideas?

>

> You might check out

> http://simultaneouspancakes.com/Lessons/archives/2004/12/how_to_disable.shtml .

> It's written for SBS, but should still apply.

>

>

>

[Guest CL]

Re: Apple Macs connecting to SMB file shares

 

 

Sorry one thing I should add is I've binded the macs to the domain and

created a new OU with the GPO settings as listed in the article you supplied

(although I had read a previous problem were you posted the same link) I then

added the macs to that OU then run gpudate /force and rebooted the macs.

Still the same problem?

 

 

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:

> CL <CL@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> > I have several apple macs (10.4 & 10.5) connecting to files shares on

> > our 2003 R2 server (which is a domain controller). They can connect

> > fine using AFP (but files get truncated) and if I try to connect them

> > via SMB you get several different errors relating to permission

> > access or can not mount the volume but connecting via AFP is fine our

> > via a PC. Now.......yesterday I setup a test share on the 2003 R2

> > domain member server, SMB connections worked perfectly. The share

> > and folder permission were exactly the same as the original file

> > server? I have tried also creating a new GPO and binded the macs to

> > the domain and set the GPO to KB555652 which changes the digital

> > signing of communications.

> > I would prefer to keep the file shares on the main file server.

> > Any ideas?

>

> You might check out

> http://simultaneouspancakes.com/Lessons/archives/2004/12/how_to_disable.shtml .

> It's written for SBS, but should still apply.

>

>

>

[Guest lforbes]

RE: Apple Macs connecting to SMB file shares

 

Hi,

 

I am not sure if you have done this but have you gone into the Sharing Tab

on Windows 2003 server with Services for Mac installed and enabled write

access for MacIntosh Clients? It has been about 3 years since I have done

this but there was one checkbox that kept messing up my Mac clients. Once I

checked it they were able to connect fine.

 

Also make sure the MacIntosh computer names have no spaces in them. I know

my Mac users like to name their computers "Joe's computer" which is not

recognized properly by either DNS or Windows.

 

Cheers,

Lara

 

"CL" wrote:

> I have several apple macs (10.4 & 10.5) connecting to files shares on our

> 2003 R2 server (which is a domain controller). They can connect fine using

> AFP (but files get truncated) and if I try to connect them via SMB you get

> several different errors relating to permission access or can not mount the

> volume but connecting via AFP is fine our via a PC. Now.......yesterday I

> setup a test share on the 2003 R2 domain member server, SMB connections

> worked perfectly. The share and folder permission were exactly the same as

> the original file server? I have tried also creating a new GPO and binded

> the macs to the domain and set the GPO to KB555652 which changes the digital

> signing of communications.

> I would prefer to keep the file shares on the main file server.

> Any ideas?