what's the best prog/method to get my PC running XP to read a Mac OS X file system?

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22 July 2002, 01:39 PM

imlach

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Hi,

What's the best/easiest way to get my PC running XP to be able to read my Mac OS X filesystem over my network????

OSX can read the PC's filesystem ok, but having probs the other way round....

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22 July 2002, 02:06 PM

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I would presume that there is a Mac client for XP?

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22 July 2002, 02:33 PM

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You could do it in Win2k using the Appletalk protocol. But haven't tried under XP yet. Not sure if its included as standard anymore.

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22 July 2002, 07:31 PM

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I'll check it our for you. ON older OS's you'd use a bit of software called Dave by Thursby software. I'll see what I can find out tomorrow.

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23 July 2002, 11:26 AM

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dave is for macs to see ntfs shares.

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23 July 2002, 11:52 AM

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I think I found what I need to know here :

http://www.macwindows.com/netbasc2.html

Seems a good site!!! Thanks for all the others for their help....

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