Re: atalkd.conf is invincible


Subject: Re: atalkd.conf is invincible
From: Thomas Kaiser (Thomas.Kaiser@phg-online.de)
Date: Mon Aug 06 2001 - 18:39:33 EDT


On Mon, 6 Aug 2001 17:56:33 -0400, Ed McMan wrote:

> I have the following in my atalkd.conf when I
> start:
> eth0 -net 123 -addr 123.1 -zone Testing

You want netatalk to become an AppleTalk Router? First of all you need more
than one interface. And if you want to let Netatalk play the role of a seed
router, you have to supply the switch "-seed" also. So in your example:

    eth0 -seed -net 123 -addr 123.1 -zone Testing

But there is still another interface missing. So you might try the switch
"-router" also:

    eth0 -router -seed -net 123 -addr 123.1 -zone Testing

And it will be a good idea to use a node number higher than 127 (Apple
recommends this for afp servers) and a wider netrange, so your macs can
assign themselves faster an AppleTalk address, which will speed up starting
times:

    eth0 -router -seed -net 123-222 -addr 222.128 -zone Testing

> and, a while after I start atalkd:
>
> eth0 -phase 2 -net 0-65534 -addr 123.1

Normal behaviour if Netatalk doesn't act like an AppleTalk seed router. ;-)

Regards,

Thomas



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