Oh internets, help me with my mixed platform environment

[netmouse]

So. I've been assigned some IT-type responsibilities at EDA. I have not used a macintosh regularly for nearly a decade and am just starting to feel almost comfortable on the mac laptop they got me. We have both Windows machines and macs on the network and have a Mac OS X server, which I'm about to upgrade to 10.5.

I feel like a total newb in this environment. In case I have some Mac-heads here, I wanted to ask. What should I read? Where should I go for advice and problem solutions?

Especially, how can I set things up so our windows users can connect to the Mac server as a shared device (like a mounted drive --basically like the mac users can) instead of having to sftp into it?

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[andrh1a.livejournal.com]

I tend to like http://www.macosxhints.com/ but Google is actually very effective for solving most problems, if you can only work out the right search terms.

And this is a nice walkthrough of connecting a Windows machine to a Mac, including what config you need to do on the Mac upfront: http://www.zdnetasia.com/techguide/windows/0,39044904,61953663,00.htm

I've got your back, let me know if you ever need help. I've been working with mixed networks for four years or so. :)