NETWORK SERVICES AND SHARING IN
MAC
Sayed Ahmed
BSc. Eng. in Computer Sc. and Eng., BUET, Bangladesh MSc. in Computer Science, U of Manitoba, Canada
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NETWORK SERVICES AND SHARING
Sharing
Files and folders Printers
Web sharing (web server)
Share with bluetooth devices Remote management sharing Other built-in sharing
WHERE AND HOW TO SHARE
Apple menu [click]
System preferences [click] Internet & network
Sharing [click]
You will see all sharing options in this centralized place
Click on sharing
Give a name to your computer [Computer Name]
Display name [on the first screen – not a network name] – but change
the default otherwise expect conflict
click on edit ->give local hostname [name used by the network] Hostname
User/password Xyz.laptop.local
SETTING COMPUTER NAME
Options
Local Hostname
[] Use dynamic global hostname
Hostname User
Password
REMOTE MANAGEMENT SERVICE
Control/configure Remote Management Know about VNC client
Click on Sharing [under system pref] Default stuff Screen sharing File sharing Printer sharing Web sharing Remote login
SHARING OPTIONS
Click on Sharing [under system pref] Remote management
Remote apple events Xgrid sharing
Internet sharing Bluetooth Sharing
REMOTE MANAGEMENT
Others will manage your computer using IP Screen sharing can be controlled by remote
management
Remote management Allow access for
All users
Only these users
CONTROL USERS WHAT CAN BE DONE WITH REMOTE MGMT
What these users can do from remote
Observe
Control
Show when being observed
Generate reports
Open and quit applications
Change settings
Delete and replace items
Send text messages
Restart and shut down
COMPUTER SETTINGS
Remote Management related
Show remote management status in menu bar Anyone may request permission to control screen VNC viewers may control screen with password Mac has other software for remote
FILE SHARING
Mac
Off by default [in windows by on by default] Enable it
You can select and share folders from here Control user access
Control whom you want to shareand how [read, write, full
control]
Sharing by
Afp [windows users can access] FTP
PRINTER SHARING
Print and fax preferences
WEB SHARING
Mac based on Unix
Macs comes with Apache built in User web-site
Home->sites [root of local web-sites’ users] Computer root web-site:
REMOTE LOGIN
Built in ssh in terminal [remote login has to be
enabled]
Remote login -> you can restrict who can do this You can enable only the administrators
Better: use remote login with remote management Ssh less bandwidth, faster
Trouble shooting can be fast Graphically can be slower Does not interrupt the user
REMOTE APPLE EVENTS
Send other apple computer send events to this
computer
Distributed computing environment
Will use rarely unless any application that you
XGRID SHARING
Grid computing sharing
Tasks are distributed to the workstation where
xGrid sharing is enabled
On->set password
Click configure and set the following ->define controller server
INTERNET SHARING
Old internet connection sharing like windows Essentially making the computer a router
Share your connection from To computers using
Performance is ok Airport Express
BLUETOOTH
Share files to other bluetooth devices Does not affect synchronizing
Blue tooth keyboard or mouse [don’t get affected] File sharing over bluetooth
Configuration
When receiving items
Folder for accepted items When other devices browse Folders others can browse
THANKS
Any concerns?
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