Re: server connections for macs off campus

michelle bautista wrote:
> I'm trying to find some clarification somewhere.
>
> I know that PCs need to use the VPN client in order to connect to
> fileservers on campus. Does that include connecting to Mac OS X
> Servers running SMB? Can Macs connect to Mac fileservers on the campus
> without using the VPN client?

If the SMB mechanism requires the use of ports 137-139, 445, or 1025,
then you will need to use some sort of tunneling mechanism to get across
the campus border (such as the campus VPN concentrator).

michael

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