Browising My LAN in OS X...
Questions abut using the OS X's Network Browser tool ("Connect to Server")
1) When I "Connect to Server" and look at the "Local" section on my LAN, I see Macs and PCs, of the Macs I see, ONLY servers, (or users with File Sharing on) are seen. Which makes sense. BUT..
When I "Connect to Server" in OS X and look at the workgroup(s) section on my LAN I see EVERY PC, even though they don't have file or print sharing on? It's confusing to my OS X users.
2) Also, Does the "Local" part of the "Connect to Server" show computers based on on my physical subnet or is it based on DNS? I'm not sure I understand the definition of "Local" when browsing my LAN...
1) When I "Connect to Server" and look at the "Local" section on my LAN, I see Macs and PCs, of the Macs I see, ONLY servers, (or users with File Sharing on) are seen. Which makes sense. BUT..
When I "Connect to Server" in OS X and look at the workgroup(s) section on my LAN I see EVERY PC, even though they don't have file or print sharing on? It's confusing to my OS X users.
2) Also, Does the "Local" part of the "Connect to Server" show computers based on on my physical subnet or is it based on DNS? I'm not sure I understand the definition of "Local" when browsing my LAN...
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Originally posted by dstranathan
When I "Connect to Server" in OS X and look at the workgroup(s) section on my LAN I see EVERY PC, even though they don't have file or print sharing on? It's confusing to my OS X users.
If your users feel confused, on every Mac make aliases for other machines' shared folders so that they don't "Connect to Server". It's very easy to double-click an alias.