Using MacOSX to connect to Linux
How can I do that? Using NFS or Samba....and anyone have done this yet?
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i think macos has nfs capabilities, but you can also download netatalk:
http://netatalk.sourceforge.net/ and set up the linux box to run appletalk, although you might have to recompile your kernel to support the protocol as well... |
Re: Using MacOSX to connect to Linux
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There are problems with using Samba for OS X clients. I'd like to try using nfs myself. Lemme know how it went if you ever try it. |
I just got my Linux server set up a few days ago for a Mac network (all running OSX 1.3.5). I had lots of trouble with netatalk dealing with long file names & case sensitivity. I couldn't get nfs working at all - when I try to mount an NFS share on the Mac, I get an error "incorrect username or password". Finally I tried Samba and everything works perfectly. I have no trouble with long file names & no more case sensitivity headaches.
I'm using Libranet 2.8.1 with a reiserfs file system. |
to mount linux nfs share on OS X Mac, you need one of two things:
export the share as insecure on the Linux box, e.g. /home 192.168.1.0/24(rw,insecure) or use the resvport and possibly nfsvers=2 options on the OS X box, e.g. mount -t nfs -o nfsvers=2,resvport 192.168.1.1:/home /Volumes/linux_home The first option is less secure, but allows you to use OS X Finder's Go/Connect to Server menu with address like "nfs://192.168.1.1/home". I haven't figured out yet how to pass options to "Connect to Server". |
I'm having a different problem with Netatalk. I'm trying to have the Mac clients connect to the Linux server (Suse 9.2 Pro) and it connects just fine. The problem comes when I try transferring large files. When I transfer a file 90+ MB, the Mac client will get kicked off and freeze up. It has happened to me many times and I don't know what the problem is. The Mac clients are OSX. I'm totally desperate for help here! Please anyone help!
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