Subject: Re: [netatalk-admins] Doh!
From: Gregor Retti (c60831@germ2.uibk.ac.at)
Date: Fri Feb 13 1998 - 07:28:02 EST
At 14:17 Uhr +0000 12.02.1998, Wilkins M (ISD) wrote:
>Hi All!
>
>Firstly. Please don't laugh.. I know this is something little and stupid
>that I just can't see.
>
>My Mac can't see my linux box. :'(
>
>I have compiled and running (I hope!) netatalk 1.4b2 on my linux box,
>which also is allready in use as a NFS file/print server by dosboxes,
>and as an SMB server by wintel boxes. (and FWIW as a kermit server by a
>varied bunch of old 6502/Z80 based machines!)
>
>ps shows the various programs running, and no nasty errors are being
>logged. So I have assumed the linux end of things to be happy.
>
>My only apple with Ethernet is an SE running system 6.0summit, fitted
>with a Kinetics Etherport SE. This works fine as an appletalk (via
>serial ports) client off my quadra 700 running System 7.1 (which doesn't
>have an ethernet txvr yet) I can't upgrade the SE to system 7 as the
>etherport's driver doesn't work with System 7.
>
if your SE and quadra are connected thru localtalk ("serial") then your SE
can not have appletalk running at the same time on the ethernet port. you
must switch the port in the control panel. i suggest you get yourself a
traceiver for the quadra and have all machines on ethernet.
>Does system 6 work as a client from a netatalk box?
>
did not try it ...
>Something I have made no mention of is addresses.. This is because I
>haven't got a clue what they are for, and have left things as they come
>from the box. both/all computers are effectively on a single segment of
>ethernet. I don't have an appletalk router.
>
>Can anyone recommend a doc i can ftp/http on appletalk
>zones/names/addresses? I've only used MacTCP/Netscape on ethernet
>connected macs before, and appletalk on non-ethernetted macs. Both times
>have been poke/hope/bingo.
>
good luck
gregor
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