Specifications

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Configuring SMB Service Discovery
You can configure how Mac OS X uses the Server Message Block (SMB) protocol to
discover Windows file servers on the network. You can use the Directory Access
application to specify the following:
• The Windows workgroup that the computer is a member of
• A Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS) server on the network
To configure discovery of Windows SMB file servers:
1 In Directory Access, click Services.
2 If the lock icon is locked, click it and type the name and password of an administrator.
3 Select SMB in the list of services, then click Configure.
4 In the Workgroup field, type a workgroup name or select one from the drop-down list.
The drop-down list includes the names of Windows workgroups that other computers
on the network are members of.
5 Enter the DNS name or IP address of a WINS server that provides NetBIOS name
resolution for the network, then click OK.
A WINS Server resolves Windows computer names to IP addresses on a network with
routers and multiple subnets.
If the network does not have a WINS server, leave the WINS Server field blank.
Setting Up the Authentication and Contacts Search
Policies
Directory Access defines an authentication search policy and a contacts search policy.
• Mac OS X uses the authentication search policy to locate and retrieve user
authentication information and other administrative data from directory domains.
• Mac OS X uses the contacts search policy to locate and retrieve name, address, and
other contact information from directory domains. Mac OS X Address Book uses this
contact information, and other applications can be programmed to use it as well.
Each search policy consists of a list of directory domains (also known as directory
nodes). The order of directory domains in the list defines the search policy. Starting at
the top of the list, Mac OS X searches each listed directory domain in turn until it either
finds the information it needs or reaches the end of the list without finding the
information.
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