RE: FN-FORUM: adding a mac os X to windoze 2K network

date posted 20th August 2003 15:14

Hi David,

can you be a bit more specific as to how i do this.

if i goto

control panel -> administrative tools -> ?????

is it a setting inside the dns cpl?


cheers,






david.


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Have you tried adding a static mapping in WINS?

On Wed, 2003-08-20 at 14:15, David Turner wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> i have a windoze network, which has a wins server running off a win 2K
> server.
>
> Each machine on the n/w uses DHCP to be allocated an IP.
>
> I am trying to add the mac to the network. i can now see the macs IP
> address, but how do i give it machine name like 'mac' that everyone on the
> network can use.
>
> i am not sure if this counts as being OT or not, so i sort of apologise if
> it is.
>
> cheers,
>
>
>
>
>
>
> david.
>
>
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