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Macbook on a Win2k3 Server
Wiley
In the dirt.Registered User regular
In the dirt.Registered User regular
I have a new macbook that I am not able to get onto our network with. On my hp laptop I am prompted with a username and password box and then am able to access the internet. On the macbook it simply says safari can't find the server. There is no name and pw prompt. I'm able to ping outside websites, just not use the web browser. Can anyone help me? Sorry if I ramble a bit, but this is beyond my home networking ability.
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Not sure. It's a school network that requires an id and password to access. On the desktop terminals in our classrooms we have to log on before the computer will boot. If you connect via wireless with your own laptop it brings up the login box, except with the macbook it doesn't do this.
I've been told we use a transparent proxy authentication based on the user or the user's group in
the active directory on the domain controller. We are trying to figure out how to connect 20 new macbooks to our network. We have a xserve server coming in to add to our network, but we were hoping to be able to use them some before. Not sure if that helps. If I need to find out more I can. Thanks for the replies.
http://simultaneouspancakes.com/Lessons/2005/11/05/internet-access-for-macintoshes-behind-isa-2004/
well, i think thats your problem right there. macs don't have windows networking services, are definately not part of the group or domain. talk to your network admin. this is probably not something that you can just click some buttons locally.
you can look into samba shares, but i only really know it exists. past that, no idea.