Hi all, anybody had luck to network old Macs (with no TCP) into a Truenas Server? I activated AFP and set up a share, but networking works only via TCP and the server does not show up in the Chooser. Any ideas would be much appreciated 
AFP Networking with Truenas
- Thread starter alexADB
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Little Update
I was digging into the topic a little deeper today and learned the following:- Netatalk is the software that makes a Linux box act as an Apple File Server
- Apple File Services can run on TCP/IP or AppleTalk protocol, Apple stopped supporting AppleTalk at some point in time (~10 years ago?) and Netatalk dropped the support after version 2.2 (they are at v3.1 or so)
- So: If you want a Linux based Fileserver for old Macs which may not support TCP/IP (old system, want convenience with the server showing up in the Chooser app) you will need Netatalk in Version 2.2
- You will need to set up at least one of the servers as an AppleTalk router via atalkd.conf
- You need to be aware that anything going through WiFi (e.g. accessing the Server from Basilisk II on a WiFi connected modern Mac) will not route AppleTalk (you may use TCP/IP based AppleShare with those) unless the WiFi AP explicitly supports AppleTalk. And the emulation via Basilisk II might also already block the access (not sure about that though).
And Success
The AppleShare server now shows up in the Chooser on these machines:- Mac OS 9 (G3 Beige)
- System 7.5.5 (8100/80)
- System 7.5 (Mac IIci with BlueSCSI DaynaPort Emulation connecting to an AirPort Express)
Yet Another Netatalk 2.2 Fork
[Crossposting from TinkerDifferent] While researching Netatalk integration with RaSCSI it struck me just how painful it was to get Netatalk 2.2 working well on a modern Linux distro. For those who are unaware, Netatalk 3.x dropped support for the AppleTalk / DDP protocol in favor of TCP/IP. For...
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Thanks to the guys in this thread:
Yet Another Netatalk 2.2 Fork
[Crossposting from TinkerDifferent] While researching Netatalk integration with RaSCSI it struck me just how painful it was to get Netatalk 2.2 working well on a modern Linux distro. For those who are unaware, Netatalk 3.x dropped support for the AppleTalk / DDP protocol in favor of TCP/IP. For...
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You may find the feature branch needed here:
GitHub - Netatalk/netatalk at branch-netatalk-2-2
Netatalk is a Free and Open Source AFP fileserver. A *NIX or BSD system running Netatalk is capable of serving many Macintosh clients simultaneously as an AppleShare file server. - GitHub - Netatal...
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If you have any questions, feel free to ask