Subject: [netatalk-admins] Newbie questions
From: SEBESTYEN Zoltan (szoli@valerie.inf.elte.hu)
Date: Wed Mar 25 1998 - 07:30:06 EST
Hi,
I've just installed FreeBSD2.2.2/netatalk-1.4.2b in replacement of an
NT4.0 as a Mac fileserver. Now it works fine, but I've got to set it up as
a spooler of a Crossfield imagesetter and an AppleLaserWriter. I've
already got the ppd files and started to write the atalkd.conf file, but
into some problems. The imagesetter and the printer are on the network and
they communicate with the Macs and PC(not yet) via AppleTalk. So I must
make up somehow their 'address'. I'm a newbie to the Mac world so please
tell me how to find out their 'address' if that's what is required.
The only thing I know that the machines are in one zone called 'alma'
(stands for 'apple') and the 'range' is 0-254.
The next question is about the AppleVolumes files. What's the real
difference between the AppleVolumes.system, AppleVolumes.default and the
users' $HOME/AppleVolumes files?
I created an account on FBSD especially for the the Macs to get the
shared disk space of the PC. At first I didn't gave it password, because
in this local network noone had password, they don't want to bother with
it. But I couldn't log from the Macs(so they could have 'mounted' the
shared disks) in until I gave some password to the account. Why is it so?
It's FreeBSD who refused the logins or netatalk?
THanks in advance,
Zoltan Sebestyen
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