Take Control of Sharing Files in Tiger

by Glenn Fleishman
122 pages, 2.0 MB download
PDF format, designed for reading online or printing
Publication date: April 29, 2005

No Mac is an island when it comes to sharing files. In this detail-packed ebook, networking expert Glenn Fleishman makes file sharing easy, whether it's between two Macs on a local network, among a mixed-platform office workgroup, or between far-flung computers on the Internet. Learn how to set up Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger to share files with Macs, Windows, and Unix machines using AppleShare, Samba, FTP, the Web, and WebDAV. Glenn shows you how to avoid the risks of sharing files across the Internet, provides instructions for accessing shared files from common operating systems, and explains how to enhance Tiger's file sharing with SharePoints. Building on the three free updates that kept the Panther edition of this ebook up to date, this new release has been thoroughly revised for Tiger. Extra section - learn all the ways to share music and photos across a network with iTunes and iPhoto!

Read this ebook to learn the answers to questions like:

• What's the best way to connect to a file server from my Mac?
• Which technique should I use to share my files?
• How do I set up my Mac as a file server?
• What types of security should I set up? Do I need a firewall?
• How can I restrict what users can do after they log in?
• How can my Windows-using colleagues access my shared files?
• The built-in FTP server seems limited. What do you suggest instead?
• Are there any utilities that make it easier to configure file sharing?
• How do I share iPhoto photos? What about songs from iTunes?