[HOW TO] Bind Leopard to Active Directory

[Satcomer]

Well first Apple put out a video to show people how called Integrating a Mac into Active Directory (http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?i=48634035&id=279805844). Also here is an article that will help called Connecting a Macintosh running Leopard (10.5) to SBS 2003 (http://www.smallbizserver.net/Articles/tabid/266/articleType/ArticleView/ArticleID/234/PageID/359/Default.aspx). These two things should help you in joing Leopard into Active Directory.

[hybridmoments82]

No active directory here, or server for that matter. This is a simple workgroup network. 2 printers, 4 desktop PCs, 2 laptop PCs, 2 mac powerbook G4's, an intel core 2 duo-based Mac desktop, and a partridge in a pear tree....all connected via a wireless network using a Linksys WRG300N with no WEP (I disabled security on the wireless network until I figured out the source of this issue).

I do, however, have the ability to install Windows Server 2008 and dedicate one of the PCs as a server. Do you think this may solve the problem? Better yet, if I put in a request for one of those fancy schmancy AirPort Extreme routers, will that solve my woes? Any and all advice is most appreciated. Thanks to everyone whose taken the time to read this stuff.

[Satcomer]

No active directory here, or server for that matter. This is a simple workgroup network. 2 printers, 4 desktop PCs, 2 laptop PCs, 2 mac powerbook G4's, an intel core 2 duo-based Mac desktop, and a partridge in a pear tree....all connected via a wireless network using a Linksys WRG300N with no WEP (I disabled security on the wireless network until I figured out the source of this issue).

With the different versions of OS x make sure in each Mac you went to System Preferences->Sharing. However with 10.4.X and bellow to share individual files you will need a third party plugin called SharePoints (http://www.hornware.com/sharepoints/). In 10.5.X + the System Preferences->Sharing , then the Options button to select the file sharing protocol. Plus hit the + buttons to select which files to share.

[Satcomer]

Plus anyone looking for more advice on getting Macs into Windows domains then go over to MacWindows.com (http://www.macwindows.com/). They have been reporting on putting Macs into windows domains for a while now. That's all they do so they have a lot of reader reports with some good experience tips in those reports.

[Satcomer]

Lastly (for now) I wanted to post the web site MacWindows.com's:
Readers verify, modify Kerberos fixes for Macs losing AD binding (http://www.macwindows.com/Readers-verify-modify-Kerberos-fixes-for-Mac-AD-binding.html) which might help someone having this 10.5.6 Active Directory problem.