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Date:      Wed, 1 Nov 1995 10:33:09 +0900
From:      Toshihiro Kanda <candy@fct.kgc.co.jp>
To:        girgen@e.kth.se (Palle Girgensohn)
Cc:        questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: AppleTalk for FreeBSD?
Message-ID:  <199511010133.KAA06860@xxx.fct.kgc.co.jp>
In-Reply-To: <v02130500acbbebb44fbb@[194.52.86.106]>

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  We are running CAP 6.0 pl 196 with native EtherTalk phase 2 as an
appleshare server.  It works like a champ.  Note you need to config
the kernel 16 or *lessor* bpf's or you'll get panic.

$ uname -rms
FreeBSD 2.0.5-RELEASE i386

> Is anybody using one of the free Unix AppleTalk packages, CAP or NetATalk,
> on FreeBSD _without_ additional routing hardware?
> 
> As far as I can comprehend from different FAQ's and postings, NetATalk is
> not YET available for FreeBSD, but people are working on it. As of CAP, it
> seems to be up and running for some people, but is not free from problems
> AND (this is the bad part:) requires a hardware(?) router (i.e. GatorBox
> etc...) to pack the EtherTalk packets into TCP/IP packets, or else it only
> runs the old "chatty" EtherTalk phase I.
> 
> Am I right?  (Hope not!!!)
> 
> If I am right:
> 
> * Is there a problem (apart from descreased bandwidth) using EtherTalk phase I?
> 
> * Is anybody using an NFS-client for the Mac to connect to FreeBSD? Which client
>   softwares are good and which ones aren't?

candy@fct.kgc.co.jp (Toshihiro Kanda)



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