Mac noob questions

[londonandlawson]

I bought my son a Mac Mini and was wondering can I access files on my Windows Home Server with it? Can I print to my Lexmark printer on my network?

 

[greengolftee87]

I am assuming you can map Home Server drives like normal windows shares. In your sons case, in Finder click Go -> connect to server and enter smb://ipaddress/shareame or smb://servername/shareame. Also to see a list of available shares just leave off the sharename part and a new window will open with a list.

Is the printer connected to another computer on the network or is the printer connected directly to the network.

 

[valve1138]

If you put the Mini into the same Workgroup as your WHS then the shares will show up automatically when you open the hard drive window.

If there are drivers available for the Lexmark, then yes, you can print to it over a network.

 

[londonandlawson]

I have never used a mac so this is all new to me, I know nothing about it. The printer is connected via usb to my desktop but printer sharing is enabled.