Subject: netatalk vs. CAP
From: Hans Koomen (koomen@BRASTIAS.CS.GENESEO.EDU)
Date: Mon Jul 19 1993 - 15:06:34 EDT
Folks,
We are currently running the Columbia Appletalk Package (CAP 6.0, p.l. 142)
on our server, a Sun IPC running 4.1.1, and are using it for Mac file service
(aufs), Sun print service on Appletalk Laserprinter (papif), and mac time
service (TimeLord/Tardis). Almost all our Macs are on the same ethernet as
the server.
We are getting a new server (real soon now :), a Sparc 10, with additional
disk space, running Solaris 2 (SunOS 5.2?)
Obviously, as we are switching servers, this is the time to switch to
netatalk, if there ever is one.
My question is, can I (does netatalk run on Solaris 2?) and why should I?
What are the pro's and con's of running netatalk vs CAP?
One of the benefits I know already is that netatalk supports System 7 aliases,
whereas CAP doesn't.
Anything else that would justify switching to netatalk? Would the switch be
totally transparent to users (aside from benefits, of course :-)? Is netatalk
significantly faster? Does it waste less file space (CAP needs 2 or 3 Unix
files per Mac file, each minimally using 14KB on our 1GB Mac file system)?
Does it support Sun print service? Does it support/provide Mac time service?
Thanks in advance for sharing your collective wisdom,
- - - /-/ a n s
Tel: (716) 245-5401 Paper: Johannes A. G. M. Koomen, Ph.D.
Fax: (716) 245-5005 State Univ. of N.Y., Geneseo
Department of Computer Science
EMail: koomen@cs.geneseo.edu Geneseo, New York 14454-1471
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