Subject: Re: [netatalk-admins] Netatalk and Apple help..
From: Eddie Irvine (eirvine@tpgi.com.au)
Date: Fri Feb 26 1999 - 18:28:17 EST
Hi,
John Nanas wrote:
>
> Greets to all,
>
> I have a problem providing Mac print services with an NT (yeach) machine
> which I've been trying to solve, and have decided to throw Netatalk and
> Linux at the problem. The major problem being my unfamiliarity with
> AppleTalk, but I've read up some and now I think I'm ready to give it a
> shot.
>
> Here's what I'd like to do.. I have a small Mac lab (25-30 seats) that sit
> on a mostly NT network. The Mac machines are running some type of AppleTalk
> over IP which allows them to acquire IP addresses using DHCP and get mail
> and internet services from the NT network.
Fine - but if you subnet this you may not get DHCP to work and you'll
need to know what you are doing.
> I have a Linux box on which I use Samba to provide print services to the NT
> machines. I would like to add a second ethernet adapter to this machine,
> and somewhat isolate that Mac lab. Routing of AppleTalk IP would be done (I
> hope) by the Linux box, and the Macs would rely on the Linux box for print
> services.
Can do.
> Do I sound like I'm on my way? Is there a more comprehensive manual or FAQ
> to Netatalk than I've found thus far (which, seems to be very clear - I
> haven't actually tried to implement it, since I'm still waiting for another
> ethernet adapter for my Linux box, and to speak to the SE who maintains the
> Macs), but the configuration files seem to be very confusing to me, even
> after reading the man pages.
>
> Anyone with help/suggestions/tips/prior experience? I would greatly
> appreciate any help you could offer.
I'd get it working on the existing net before you try subnetting
(which will mean appletalk zones).
> Thanks,
> John Nanas
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