Subject: Re: [netatalk-admins] please help getting netatalk to work!
From: Alistair Riddell (alistair@watsons.edin.sch.uk)
Date: Wed Jan 28 1998 - 05:18:30 EST
Shut down the mac, then do (as root)
ifconfig eth0 -allmulti
then put this in your atalkd.conf file:
eth0 -phase 2 -net 10-20 -addr 10.5 -zone "Twilight Zone"
After putting that in your atalkd.conf file, start netatalk, and see if
you get any different results.
On Tue, 27 Jan 1998, System Administrator wrote:
>
>
> >
> > Are there any other AppleTalk routers on your network?
>
> any OTHER? if you consider the linux box a router, then no, no others.
> our cisco 2501 router doesn't have any appletalk on it. (both the linux
> server and mac plug into the ethernet switch, so the cisco is out of the
> picture)
>
> > shut down every mac on the network
>
> there's only 1 mac btw.
>
> > set seed information in atalkd.conf (choose a suitable zone name and a
> > network range of something like 10-20)
>
> where do i get a zone name?? do i have to make one somewhere? if so,
> where?
>
> -Cygnus
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> Anthony J. Biacco Network Administrator/Engineer
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> admin@intergrafix.net cygnus@ncohafmuta.com
> http://cygnus.ncohafmuta.com/
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> >
> > On Tue, 27 Jan 1998, System Administrator wrote:
> >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I'm trying desperatly to get netatalk to work so a mac workstation can
> > > access our linux webserver (cygnus.intergrafix.net) files. However, it is
> > > being very difficult. I have tried both the .rpm and .tar.gz versions of
> > > netatalk with the same results on bootup. I'll try to give you as much
> > > detail as possible.
> > >
> > > If i let atalkd make my atalkd.conf, on bootup I get:
> > > starting appletalk daemons:Net (0) not in net-range (65280-65534)
> > > atalkdbind: Cannot assign requested address
> > > bind: Cannot assign requested address
> > >
> > > And in /var/log/messages:
> > > papd[648]: restart (1.4b2)
> > > afpd[650]: main: atp_open: Cannot assign requested address
> > >
> > > If I put nothing in the atalkd.conf, on bootup I get:
> > > starting appletalk daemons: atalkd,
> > > nbp_rgstr: Connection timed out
> > > Can't register cygnus:Workstation@*
> > > nbp_rgstr: Connection timed out
> > > Can't register cygnus:netatalk@*
> > > nbprgstr papd afpd
> > >
> > > And in /var/log/messages:
> > > atalkd[660]: restart (1.4b2)
> > > atalkd[660]: zip_getnetinfo for eth0
> > > last message repeated 2 times
> > > atalkd[660]: as_timer multiple interfaces, no seed
> > > atalkd[660]: as_timer can't configure eth0
> > > atalkd[660]: as_timer waiting for router
> > > atalkd[660]: ready 0/0/0
> > > papd[672]: restart (1.4b2)
> > > afpd[674]: Can't register cygnus:AFPServer@*
> > >
> > > Then my ethernet card (onboard Intel EtherExpress Pro 100) goes nuts with
> > > eth0: Tx timeout: Transmit timed out
> > > eth0: Trying to restart the transmitter...
> > >
> > > My ethernet is on eth0 and i'm using ip aliasing for virtual domains, so i
> > > have eth0:1 eth0:2 eth0:3, etc..
> > >
> > > 'ifconfig eth0' reports
> > > eth0 Link encap: 10Mbps Ethernet HWaddr 00:A0:C9:60:50:0A
> > > inet addr: 206.245.154.68 Bcast:206.245.154.127 Mask:255.255.255.192
> > > EtherTalk Phase 2 addr:65280/160
> > > UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU: 1500 Metric: 1
> > >
> > > RX packets: etc, etc..
> > > TX packets: etc, etc..
> > > Interrupt: etc, etc..
> > >
> > > PLEASE help if possible. Thanx.
> > >
> > > -Cygnus
> > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > > Anthony J. Biacco Network Administrator/Engineer
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> > > "The only way to predict the future, is to invent it."
> > > .-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-.
> > > admin@intergrafix.net cygnus@ncohafmuta.com
> > > http://cygnus.ncohafmuta.com/
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> > >
> >
> > --
> > Alistair Riddell - BOFH
> > IT Support Department, George Watson's College, Edinburgh
> > Tel: +44 131 447 7931 Ext 176 Fax: +44 131 452 8594
> >
>
-- Alistair Riddell - BOFH IT Support Department, George Watson's College, Edinburgh Tel: +44 131 447 7931 Ext 176 Fax: +44 131 452 8594
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