windows server connection from mac os x

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mzimmermann

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Hi there,
I've recently purchased my first mac - love it! I'm trying to connect to my remote server at work (windows based) from my Mac OS X, through VPN.

The VPN connection is established, however I'm getting an error message on the remote server connection, the server looking similar to this... afp://server.host.main

The error message is error code -36 (some data in the server aft://server.host.main could not be read or written).

Any ideas of what I need to do?

Thanks,
Mandy
 
"AFP" means you're trying to connect to the server via the Apple Filing Protocol -- is your Windows server set up to allow AFP connections?

If you want to connect to an SMB share on the Windows server, then open up the "Connect to Server..." dialog, then enter:
Code: 
smb://server.host.main

If you're simply entering the server's name in that dialog box, then Mac OS X will default to trying to make an AFP connection. You must specifically instruct it to make an SMB connection via the above method.
 
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