Networking between bsd and mac

[rex]

I use samba to share directories between FreeBSD and other windows host on the network But I'm not able to figure out how to access shared directories from my Macbook.

[scottro]

Mac can do samba. Command k for go to server, then you can do smb://<server_ip>/share

You can also use ssh and probably nfs, as Mac is Unix--certified Unix no less.
At my last place, we just used samba and it worked quite well. The only caveat is that sometimes--not always, there would be problems if the user name on the BSD box was say, gcarson and it used the Mac default of GCARSON. I would always have the user change it to lower case.

[rex]

thanks it worked. Is there a way I can map it as a Network drive or something simmilar.

[corey_james]

i use NFS .... only coz i think samba from unix to unix is a bit odd

[scottro]

We used samba mostly to keep it consistent. Yes, you should be able to map it. I don't have a Mac handy, but there was some way to do it--create an alias maybe? You add it to the keychain, and then, next time, they should be able to click on the alias and connect.

That's not a guarantee, I set this up a long time ago, and I fear I've forgotten.

[qsecofr]

I use nfs for mac to bsd also. If you consider nfs in the future, double-check that the numeric uids are the same.

[corey_james]

oh yeah - UIDs can be messy ... i had to go out of my way to make my bsd box the same as the mac

[mtx]

Originally Posted by rex

thanks it worked. Is there a way I can map it as a Network drive or something simmilar.

the following article might be of use Map "Network Drives" on Mac OSX

all the best,
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