Networks: File, Web and Client Sharing

How do clients and servers relate in regard to network service access?
• The server provides network services which are accessed using client software.
• A protocol known to both client and server establishes the connection between them.
• The client and server can exist in different services.

Network services and network ports
• Services and connections are supported concurrently by the TCP or UDP protocol.
• At least one network port is assigned to each connection and service for communication.

Network discovery protocols
• Mac OS X supports two dynamic network discovery protocols. These are Apple Bonjour and Microsoft NetBIOS/WINS

How Mac OS X uses dynamic network discovery protocols
• A Mac OS X client transmits a broadcast request and all network devices using Apple Bonjour or Microsoft NetBIOS/WINS respond to the broadcast request.

Network file services you can connect to from the Finder’s Connect server dialog
• AFPv3
• SMB
• WebDAV
• NFSv4
• FTP

Populating items inside the Finder’s Network folder
• The Finder’s Network folder lists Apple Mac Support network file services using AFP or SMP protocols that have been dynamically discovered by the network discovery protocols.
• It also lists all network filesystems that are mounted at present.
• Only information gathered by AFP and SMB protocols changes items inside the Finder’s Network folder.
• Resources may show up in folders denoting WORKGROUPS or ZONES

Mac OS X file-sharing
• To allow other computers to access Mac OS X files, first set each Mac’s network identification.
• From the File Sharing Preference Pane in System Preferences, initiate file sharing options.
• You can also use a folder’s Get Info panel to set up file sharing of that folder.