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List:       netatalk
Subject:    Re: [netatalk-admins] Netatalk and Apple help..
From:       Eddie Irvine <eirvine () tpgi ! com ! au>
Date:       1999-02-26 23:28:17
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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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