RE: Here's a question or two...


Subject: RE: Here's a question or two...
From: Wes Yates (gmac63@carolina.rr.com)
Date: Mon Nov 06 2000 - 12:32:57 EST


> > When I use the ServerInfo PPC as mentioned earlier, I get the IP of
>> the Netatalk host as being 192.168.110.200 - eth1, though, through
>> ASIP client (Mac) I key in 192.168.110.210 for eth0. Hmmmmmmmmm.
>
>The gethostid function that netatalk uses to create the signature
>could use any ip address on the box. It just happens that it is using
>one that isn't being used as the netatalk interface. This is why I
>think the code is broken. We should be able to specify a server id
>somewhere in the config file, I think.

Ahhhhhhh. probably a thread I'm not familiar with.....I 'll research it.

>
>As for your authentication problems, what is the output for afpd on
>startup in /var/log/messages? What messages do you get in
>/var/log/messages when an authentication fails?
>
>Jon

/var/log/messages? Ooooops. forgot to check that (i'm an idiot).
Actually I had to "fix" the problem before the next morning and
forgot to check that. I'll go back and do that. What should I be
looking for? That is, what kinds of errors would I be seeing re:
authentication/netatalk?

Thanks for all your help (before I forget).

-- 
-Wes Yates
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