File sharing with a PC on a domain

[akadmon]

I have a work PC laptop that is joined to a company domain and I would like to be able to access it on my Mac based home network. Can this be done?

 

[Allstermac]

Apple offers remote desktop... runs about $299.00 . I was going to buy it as I need to log into our companys server to do fun(not) work stuff from home.
Our IT guy (a mac at heart guy) turned me onto this
http://www.microsoft.com/mac/otherproducts/otherproducts.aspx?pid=remotedesktopclient

Offered free from Microsoft & works great
Hope this helps!

 

[akadmon]

Apple offers remote desktop... runs about $299.00 . I was going to buy it as I need to log into our companys server to do fun(not) work stuff from home.
Our IT guy (a mac at heart guy) turned me onto this
http://www.microsoft.com/mac/otherproducts/otherproducts.aspx?pid=remotedesktopclient

Offered free from Microsoft & works great
Hope this helps!

I installed RDC and checked Allow users to connect remotely to this computer in Control Panel/System on my PC laptop; typed the PC's computer name in Mac RDC -- no luck I get a message that the computer cannot be found. BTW, the firewall on my laptop PC is off. BTW2, I can access my other (non-domained) PCs in the house just fine.

 

[Allstermac]

I installed RDC and checked Allow users to connect remotely to this computer in Control Panel/System on my PC laptop; typed the PC's computer name in Mac RDC -- no luck I get a message that the computer cannot be found. BTW, the firewall on my laptop PC is off. BTW2, I can access my other (non-domained) PCs in the house just fine.

I checked this morning and ours does go into a domain, the log in looks like this ( servername . Company name.com : IP extension)
ie: mail.gesystems.com:3311
... Our company uses MS sever 2003? not sure how it's configured. If we have any IT folks around, maybe they can help?

Heres a link on how to configure RDC ? http://www.microsoft.com/mac/otherproducts/otherproducts.aspx?pid=Article_RDC

 

[akadmon]

I checked this morning and ours does go into a domain, the log in looks like this ( servername . Company name.com : IP extension)
ie: mail.gesystems.com:3311
... Our company uses MS sever 2003? not sure how it's configured. If we have any IT folks around, maybe they can help?

Heres a link on how to configure RDC ? http://www.microsoft.com/mac/otherproducts/otherproducts.aspx?pid=Article_RDC

I was able to get RDC working by putting in the IP address. However, all I can do is control the my laptop from the Mac. Not really what I want do. What I want to do is to be able to see the files on my PC in the Finder so that I can sync certain folders with those on my Mac as a way of a backup.

Even though I can see the PC on the Network and even though when I dbl clk its name a dialog comes up that already has the proper user and domain listed, I get the following message: The alias "[computer name]" could not be opened because the original item cannot be found.

 

[islandmonusvi]

Set-up a PC Workgroup then use your Mac via Samba DCHP > IP to access those drive directories which have the Workgroup permissions.
You can also alias into 'Public' .

 

[ecksmen]

I was able to get RDC working by putting in the IP address. However, all I can do is control the my laptop from the Mac. Not really what I want do. What I want to do is to be able to see the files on my PC in the Finder so that I can sync certain folders with those on my Mac as a way of a backup.

Even though I can see the PC on the Network and even though when I dbl clk its name a dialog comes up that already has the proper user and domain listed, I get the following message: The alias "[computer name]" could not be opened because the original item cannot be found.

You need to share folders on the windows PC - then connect to them as a network share. smb://ipaddressofthecomputer/nameofnetworkshare IIRC.