Connecting to the Novell Servers from a Macintosh

  1. In the Finder, click the 'Go' menu and select 'Connect to Server. . .'

  2. In the text field that says 'Address,' type in the server name:


    • For student home directories, enter 'stuhome.stolaf.edu'
    • For faculty and staff home directories, enter 'fshome.stolaf.edu'
    • For class folders, enter 'smb://stofiles.stolaf.edu/classes'
    • For shared folders, enter 'shared.stolaf.edu'
    • For apps and installers, enter 'prime.stolaf.edu'

    Note: To add any of the above to the "Favorite Servers:" list, click the button with the plus sign. In the future, when connecting, you can select the server in the Favorite Servers list and click Connect.

  3. Click 'Connect'.
  4. Type in your username and password and click 'Connect'



  5. Select the volume you wish to mount and click 'OK'.


  6. The server volume will appear on your desktop.

  7. For easy access in the future, you can create an alias for the server volume. Click once on the volume icon and select File -> Make Alias.

You will have an alias on your desktop that you can use to connect.

To connect to the server in the future, double-click on the alias icon. When prompted, enter for your username and password and click OK. The server volume will mount on your desktop.

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