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How to connect pc & mac in wide area network
Name: rajkumar Date: January 23, 2001 at 11:51:12 Pacific
Comment:
I HAVE DIFFERENT OFFICE AT DIFFERENT PLACES. IN LOCAL AREA NETWORK WE ARE USING PC MACLAN SOFTWARE TO CONNECT PC & MAC.MY ALL THE OFFICES HAVE SAME SCENARIO.THAY HAVE SOME PC & MAC.THEY ARE CONNECTED LOCALLY WITH SAME SOFTWARE.BUT NOW WE WANTS TO CONNECT ALL THE OFFICES TO EACH OTHERS WITH ISDN & PSTN DIAL-UP NETWORKING.I AM ABLE TO CONNECT PCS BUT MAC & PC AT DIFFERENT LOCATION IS NOT COMMUNICATING.SO PLEASE HELP ME SOME.HOW CAN I SOLVE MY PROBLEM.
Name: techtony Date: January 23, 2001 at 21:05:01 Pacific
Reply:
Get a router.
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Response Number 2
Name: Gary Thacker Date: January 25, 2001 at 01:54:55 Pacific
Reply:
How is your file sharing setup? Do you want to centeralize file sharing and printing at each location? What sharing needs to you need between your Lans and Wans?
The MacLan Software is allowing your PC's to communicate Appletalk...To route Appletalk across a Wan connection you will need to encapsulate each and ever packet.
Depending on the version of Macs you are running and your server base I would look at turning the Macs into an all IP device (LPR for Printing and AFS over IP for file sharing).
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