Dear Qing Li, There are several ways to connect Apple computers to a PC-network. I assume that your Macs need to be connected to an intranet system. These systems mostly run under DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) using TCP/IP as transport protocol. Another point is that IT people do not like appletalk, because it can disturb the network traffic. We solved this problem by setting up a Macintosh server as a gateway. One ethernetcard in the server is connected to our own network (running appletalk) and another ethernetcard is connected to the intranet (appletalk disabled, TCP/IP enabled). The server, running under MacOS X server, is part of the intranet just like any other computer as a DHCP client. Within our own network the server is acting as a DHCP host and controls all the traffic on our own network. We can receive our mail via Outlook Exchange and we can do all the things we need to do for flow cytometry without disturbing the intranet. In this case the IT department have to deal with just one Mac. Setting up the server can be done by using the assitants (starts up automatically after installing MacOS X server). Good luck, Maarten van der Keur Lab. Flow Cytometry Department of Hematology Leiden University Medical Centre Netherlands > > Dear All, > > We have two BD flow instruments and our IT people do not have any experience > on networking the Macintosh computers to the server system. It will be > really appreciated if any of you can provide me with valuable suggestions > and information sources. Thanks in advance. > > Best regards > > Qing Li, Ph.D. > NTTD Department > South Bend Medical Foundation > South Bend, IN > > > > > > Information included in this email may be CONFIDENTIAL in nature and is > intended only > for the use of the individuals to which it is originally addressed. Any > unauthorized > review, disclosure, copying or distribution is prohibited. Please notify South > Bend > Medical Foundation at info@sbmflab.org or 574-234-4176 x6307 immediately if > you have > received this email in error. >
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