Can´t see my server from a Mac workstation using Netatalk

erj@greco.com.br · 02-07-2011, 04:53 PM

I am upgrading my linux server to Mandriva MES 5 server.
Although its working fine (I can copy/delete/execute files from/to linux server), at mac workstation, at chooser, when I click on appletalk icon nothing happens. I have to click on Server IP address button and type my server IP, which is 192.168.0.123. Its is annoying and time consuming. I have to do this every time I want to access my server.
At previously version, after I click on appletalk icon (at chooser), the server name comes up right away.
Does anyone have any suggestion?

Reuti · 02-08-2011, 05:55 AM

Do you have a setting -noddp in afpd.conf which disables AppleTalk? Is AppleTalk still in the kernel?

Later they used Bonjour to advertise services, with AppleTalk there is a tool nbplkup to check the name binding.

erj@greco.com.br · 02-09-2011, 05:43 AM

Bellow is the only line I have in my afpd.conf

- -transall -uamlist uams_dhx.so -nosavepassword -noslp

Anny sugestion?
Tks

Reuti · 02-09-2011, 12:10 PM

Can you please try it w/o -noslp? I have no System 9 around, so I can't test beforehand.

pwc101 · 02-09-2011, 12:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by erj@greco.com.br

Its is annoying and time consuming. I have to do this every time I want to access my server.

You can create a shortcut for this in Finder, but that's another story.

Here's the section from my afpd.conf which allows me to connect to my server through the icon in the Finder sidebar:

Code:

- -transall -uamlist uams_randnum.so,uams_dhx.so -nosavepassword -advertise_ssh

As Reuti has said, it looks like you need to remove the -noslp option.

erj@greco.com.br · 02-14-2011, 02:27 PM

Hello mate,
Still the same. I can access the sharings from macs, but server name doesn´t appear on finder window. Still have to type its IP.

Reuti · 02-14-2011, 02:35 PM

As asked: is AppleTalk still in your kernel? Which version of OS 9 (or 8) are you using? Maybe it must be advertised by AppleTalk.

erj@greco.com.br · 02-15-2011, 06:11 AM

Reuti: I am not sure it´s in kernel (how can I check?). I installed with urpmi and started with service netatalk start and later chkconfig netatalk on. Workstation uses OS 9.2.2.
tks

Reuti · 02-15-2011, 07:46 AM

Do you have a file called /proc/config.gz? This you can check for the options CONFIG_ATALK=m and CONFIG_DEV_APPLETALK=m. Other indication are the kernel module /lib/modules/.../kernel/net/appletalk/appletalk.ko and whether it's loaded by lsmod.

erj@greco.com.br · 02-17-2011, 07:10 AM

Reuti: I have the lines CONFIG_ATALK=m and CONFIG_DEV_APPLETALK=m in config.gz
Result of lsmod is:
appletalk 33888 0
tks

Reuti · 02-17-2011, 05:42 PM

ok, what is nbplkup saying - any output after some time?