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We will discuss about the different protocols and the process to connect to server using each of them using a Mac OSX machine. The famous protocols to connect to server used in Mac are: afp, smb, WebDAV & nfs. Lets have a look at each of them in details.   Connect to an AppleShare server (afp):    1. Under Finder, select ‘Go To’ menu, now select ‘Connect to Server’ or press Command+K .    2. In the Connect to Server window, type the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) or IP address of the server. Click Connect.    3. In the authentication window that appears, type the credentials for the server. Now click on Connect.    4. Select the volume of the server and click OK. Connect to Windows file sharing (smb):    1. Under Finder, select ‘Go To’ menu, now select ‘Connect to Server’ or press Command+K .    2. In the Connect to Server window, type smb:// , followed by the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) ...

Process to connect to a server or a share drive From the Finder menu, click on Go and the select Connect to Server or Press Command+K as shortcut. It will take you to the connect to server window. Enter name or the IP Address of the server or share drive (with smb:// as prefix) that you need to access and click on Connect . If user is unable to connect to server: 1. Now try with different protocols like smb://, ftp:// or afp:// with correct symbols. 2. Check on another machine, if you are able to connect, if yes then restart the machine & retry. If there is no connectivity issue in the network then this should resolve this issue. Process to disconnect to a server or a share drive All you need to do is hold the share drive and drag it to the trash. As soon as you start draging the icon, Trash will change into eject icon.