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NAS file protocol requirment from virtualized Windows??
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<blockquote data-quote="lrd" data-source="post: 1463551" data-attributes="member: 176682"><p>I'm currently sharing network-attached storage (NAS) between a PC and a MBP. Because of the PC, I'm using both Windows file protocol (CIFS) and Apple Filing Protocol (AFP) . For reasons way too complex to describe here, the CIFS protocol is causing issues with my OS X machine with a critical program.</p><p></p><p>For other reasons, I'm considering replacing the PC with another OS X machine (either Mac Mini or iMac) and continue running windows via VMware Fusion on the new machine (both the wife [who hates change] and Quicken require I keep Windows around).</p><p></p><p>Here's my question...Does a virtual instance of Windows require CIFS to access the NAS or does it pass through to the OS X operating system and use AFP, thus allowing me to shut off the CIFS protocol? Or is there a way to access an AFP drive from Windows?</p><p></p><p>Thanks</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lrd, post: 1463551, member: 176682"] I'm currently sharing network-attached storage (NAS) between a PC and a MBP. Because of the PC, I'm using both Windows file protocol (CIFS) and Apple Filing Protocol (AFP) . For reasons way too complex to describe here, the CIFS protocol is causing issues with my OS X machine with a critical program. For other reasons, I'm considering replacing the PC with another OS X machine (either Mac Mini or iMac) and continue running windows via VMware Fusion on the new machine (both the wife [who hates change] and Quicken require I keep Windows around). Here's my question...Does a virtual instance of Windows require CIFS to access the NAS or does it pass through to the OS X operating system and use AFP, thus allowing me to shut off the CIFS protocol? Or is there a way to access an AFP drive from Windows? Thanks [/QUOTE]
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