ARCHIVED: In Mac OS X, how do I connect to network servers or another computer on the network?
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In Mac OS X, you can connect to servers that use the AppleShare, SMB, WebDAV, and NFS protocols.
On this page:
Mac file sharing (AppleShare)
To connect to an AppleShare server:
- With the Finder active, from the menu,
select . Alternatively, with the
Finder active, press
Command-k
. - In the
Connect to Server
window that opens, type the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) or IP address of the server. Click . - In the authentication window that appears, type your username and password for the server. If the volume has guest access, select instead. Click .
- Select the volume of the server and click .
Windows file sharing (SMB)
Note: Because SMB traffic at Indiana University is filtered, you may not access campus SMB servers from off campus unless you are using VPN.
To connect to an SMB server:
- With the Finder active, from the
Command-k
. menu, select
. Alternatively, with the Finder
active, press - In the
Connect to Server
window that opens, next to the "Address:" field, typesmb://
, followed by the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) or IP address of the server, a forward slash, and then the name of the shared volume (e.g.,smb://bl-dept-server.ads.iu.edu/share
).Note: Windows server administrators should have reverse DNS registration for Windows servers accessed by Mac or Unix systems.
- Click .
- In the authentication window that appears, type your username and
password for the server. You may also be asked to specify the domain
where the server is located. For most servers at IU, use
ADS
. Click .
WebDAV
To connect to a WebDAV server:
- With the Finder active, from the
Command-k
. menu, select
. Alternatively, with the Finder
active, press - In the
Connect to Server
window that opens, type the URL of the WebDAV shared volume (e.g.,http://server.address/
). - Click .
- In the authentication window that appears, type your username and password for the server, and then click .
NFS
To connect to an NFS server:
- With the Finder active, from the
Command-k
. menu, select
. Alternatively, with the Finder
active, press - In the
Connect to Server
window that opens, next to the "Address:" field, typenfs://
, followed by the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) or IP address of the server, a forward slash, and then the path of the exported share (e.g.,nfs://foo.com/home/u/jdoe
). - Click .
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