Connecting with Mac OS 10

Instructions for connecting Macintosh OS 10.x clients to MavDISK
Frequently Asked Questions about connecting Macintosh OS 10.x clients to MavDISK

Instructions for connecting to MavDISK from Mac OS 10

1. Click the Desktop so that "Finder" appears next to the Apple.
2. Click "GO" on the menu bar and click "Connect to Server" or press "Open Apple-K"
   
3. The Dialog box "Connect to Server" will appear.
   
4. Enter the following into the address line "SMB://mavdisk/username$" where "username" is replaced with the name of the MavMAIL account
   
5. The server will prompt you to login with your MavMAIL/MavDISK account name and Password (the account name is the same as the name you used in the last step). The "Workgroup/Domain" should already be "CAMPUS" while the Username field will have your local OS10.x account name.
   
6. After succesfully logging in with your USERID and Password the Icon below with your Username should appear and the Window should open showing your MavDISK account.
   
   
7. To quickly access your MavDISK account add it to your Favorites by clicking "File->Add to Favorites" or Open Apple-T
   
8. To access other folders on MavDISK connect to:
   smb://mavdisk/msu
   

• Applications is a Windows only folder.
• Courses connects to all folders generated by semester for classes at MSU
• Dropboxes goes to the staff Dropbox area
• Group Folders is for Staff and Departments
• Software is where both student/college of business/staff applications are stored, you can re-install most of your software from this area
• Staff leads to the personal folders for MSU employees
• Students browse to other student folders from this point
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Frequently Asked Questions about connecting MacOS 10.x clients to MavDISK

Why are the Macintosh shares different than the shares on the PC?

Microsoft's File Sharing for Macintosh computers is limited in how it presents information to Apple talk clients. To create a volume for every user lowers Appletalk performance and complicates the login process.

Why do the Staff & Students drives point to more than just A-E ?

The drives are in place for when we split the information stores into bigger drives for this summer, we thought it would be better if we included this immediately so that users were used to the environment. This summer we will be breaking up the information stored on those drives so we can increase quotas for students and staff. More information will be available later this spring.

Can I share files between my Macintosh and PC?

Yes, you can connect both your Macintosh and PC to the same area utilizing the file space between platforms.