Subject: Re: Two servers appear as one
From: Wes Yates (gmac63@carolina.rr.com)
Date: Thu Nov 02 2000 - 08:26:20 EST
>Hello all!
> I'm having an issue with netatalk, or should I say netatalks?
>You see, I set up one LinuxPPC box with netatalk 1.4b2+asun2.1.4(I
>think? It's one of the most recent asun versions) However, it
>doesn't appear to be make much of a difference.
> I installed it on one box, and life was good. Files got
>shared, and all the people in the kindom were happy. The name of
>this first server is "decameron" and it has two shares: "home" and
>"Music".
> I, in the process of setting up another box, start the
>netatalk services. It also shows up in the chooser, as "localhost"
>since I haven't given it a name yet. It has one share "home".
>
> Here's where shit gets wierd: If I log into the decameron
>and mount a share on the desktop, when I return to the chooser and
>click on the localhost, it say's I'm already connected to the server
>"localhost" and then presents me with the decamerons's shares (home
>and Music) instead of the one share that the localhost box has to
>offer.
>
> If I log into the localhost first, then when I subsequently
>try to log into the decameron, I'm told that I'm already connected
>to server "decameron" and I'm presented with the share for the
>localhost.
>
> I've run into this same problem with two Red Hat boxes
>running on IBM Netfinities, each named sal and hal.
>
> If this has been hashed out already, I'm sorry. I could not
>find it anywhere by searching through the archives.
>
> Any ideas? More info that should be included?
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
>BTW: Why do I keep getting unsubscribed from this list? It seems
>every couple of weeks or so I just stop getting stuff. Feature?
>
>Cheers!
>-Joe Rhodes
>
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I'm no expert in AppleTalk networking bu any stretch, but what do you
have in your atalkd.conf files for a network configuration.
ie:
ours is eth0 -phase 2 -net 0-65534 -addr 65280.97
Doesn't mean this is correct, all you admins ;-), but this is what I
have always used. You may want to set one with 65280.97 and one with
65280.99 or something. And of course, the file does disclaim:
# The simplest case is no atalkd.conf. This works on most platforms
# (notably not Solaris), since atalkd can discover the local interfaces
# on the machine.
Macworlds Networking Handbook is a great source for AppleTalk networking.
Also give the second box an AppleTalk name (I'm sure you have this
already by now). I have not run into a situation where this has
occurred.
Have you tried `nbplookup` yet? Read the Man and it gives you
detailed information about your AppleTalk network. Here's an excerpt
from ours:
WebServer:AFPServer 65280.97:130
PDFd:LaserWriter 65280.97:128
WebServer:netatalk 65280.97:4
WebServer:Workstation 65280.97:4
4000RND-TALL:LaserWriter 105.169:136
2000ELIP-TALL:LaserWriter 105.169:137
DPWS038:AFPServer 105.169:129
...
Notice the WebServer entries and their AppleTalk network numbers.
Here's a question for anyone-- explain to us what these numbers mean.
What I know (think) is 65280 is the network and 97, etc., is the
node. What's the :nnn part?
-- -Wes Yates Arts Engraving 704-523-5115 gmac63@carolina.rr.com"It is now safe to shut off your computer"
Yes. Fitting last words.
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