Re: OT. MAC Networks

["bodothemeerkat" <Brian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks again Nigel, yes it has been a long while, no idea where it all
went!

When I originally started at this company "we" had a Windows 2003
Server which had AD installed and that was about it, oh and that was on the
"D" drive..... no "C" drive..... and as it was a total
utter mess I decided to have nothing to do with it...

But now 4 or so years later with a new company owner it has been decided to
move over to Mac and for me to sort it! Blind leading the blind comes to
mind!

And hence the posting.

B.

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, Nigel Champion <nigel_champion@...> wrote:
>
> Sorry Brian recognise the name now...you are using a new email address
:)
> On a related note I am surprised that people a migrating towards mac
> servers as Apple seem to have little regards for their server
products.
> Having recently stopped making the X-Server range, making Macs
"Enterprise
> ready" is a lot harder now.
> They work pretty well using SMB and AD AFAIK
>
> Nige;
>
> On 1 November 2011 21:55, Nigel Champion <nigel@...> wrote:
>
> > Sorry Brian recognise the name now...you are using a new email
address :)
> > On a related note I am surprised that people a migrating towards
mac
> > servers as Apple seem to have little regards for their server
products.
> > Having recently stopped making the X-Server range, making Macs
"Enterprise
> > ready" is a lot harder now.
> > They work pretty well using SMB and AD AFAIK
> >
> > Nigel
> >
> >
> >
> > On 1 November 2011 21:35, bodothemeerkat <Brian@...>wrote:
> >
> >> **
> >>
> >>
> >> Yes thanks Nigel, I have been a member of this group for
almost 11 years
> >> now, but due to moving once or twice in the past few years I
have not been
> >> running any HA stuff.... it is stored in a warehouse in
darkest
> >> Sheffield.... Server cabinet/Home
Vision/Idratek/servers/GeoVision
> >> CCTV/numerous cameras/millions of X-10 kit... etc.... etc...
I even still
> >> have 4 DDAR's....
> >>
> >> What I was asking was 2 fold really, 1st being a good book to
aid me on
> >> the road of using a MAC server, and 2nd, if anyone had any
advice of
> >> exporting the data from QuickBooks to a MAC program.
> >>
> >> I know this is HA, but like you say, there is the odd OT
message and I
> >> remember a fair amount of you chaps are Mac users.
> >>
> >> I will have a look a look at the links you have kindly
supplied.
> >>
> >> Thanks for your patience,
> >>
> >> All the best,
> >>
> >> Brian.
> >>
> >>
> >> --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, Nigel Champion <nigel_champion@>
wrote:
> >> >
> >> > Hi Brian,
> >> >
> >> > My Guess is that 1) This list is mainly for Home
Automation, but we do
> >> OT
> >> > quite a bit ;-) 2) Not a lot of people don't know what a
"W23" network
> >> is.
> >> > 3) You are not really clear about what you are asking
from us?!
> >> >
> >> > For general OSX networking try this maybe
> >> >
> >> http://www.amazon.co.uk/Apple-Training-Essentials-Supporting-Troubleshooting/dp/0321635345/ref=sr_1_7?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1320181813&sr=1-7
> >> > You maybe better of asking on here
> >> >
> >> https://discussions.apple.com/community/servers_enterprise_software/mac_os_x_server_v10.6_snow_leopard
> >> >
> >> > Cheers,
> >> >
> >> > Nigel
> >> >
> >> > On 1 November 2011 19:39, bodothemeerkat <Brian@>
wrote:
> >> >
> >> > > **
> >>
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > > Hi again, I am not sure if I have done anything
wrong here as no one
> >> seems
> >> > > to have replied....
> >> > >
> >> > > Can someone just reply to let me know if I have
posted correctley
> >> please?
> >> > >
> >> > > Thanks all.
> >> > >
> >> > > Brian.
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > > --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "bodothemeerkat"
<Brian@> wrote:
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Hi all, sorry for this but I know you lot are
good with these
> >> things...
> >> > > >
> >> > > > My history is with MS networking but I have
recently been tasked
> >> with
> >> > > joining the W23 network with a new bunch of MAC
machines and a MAC
> >> server...
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Can anyone recommend a good book to start me
off along this track
> >> please?
> >> > > >
> >> > > > The aim is to be totally MAC orientated.....
> >> > > >
> >> > > > In case you are wondering why we are going
along this route, it is
> >> > > because we use Intuit QuickBooks which has never
been very good and
> >> now we
> >> > > find we cannot move it over to a MAC server and
cannot find any way of
> >> > > migrating to a new product...
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Thanks all, hope you do not mind me asking
here.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Brian.
> >> > > >
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> >
> >> >
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> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
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