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diff --git a/docs/faq/sambafaq.txt b/docs/faq/sambafaq.txt index 60ead5bc9f..45141045a8 100644 --- a/docs/faq/sambafaq.txt +++ b/docs/faq/sambafaq.txt @@ -523,30 +523,6 @@ 3.1. Are any Macintosh clients for Samba - In Rob Newberry's words (rob@eats.com, Sun, 4 Dec 1994): - - The answer is "No." Samba speaks SMB, the protocol used for Microsoft - networks. The Macintosh has ALWAYS spoken Appletalk. Even with - Microsoft "services for Macintosh", it has been a matter of making the - server speak Appletalk. It is the same for Novell Netware and the - Macintosh, although I believe Novell has (VERY LATE) released an - extension for the Mac to let it speak IPX. - - In future Apple System Software, you may see support for other - protocols, such as SMB -- Applet is working on a new networking - architecture that will --> -- make it easier to support additional - protocols. But it's not here yet. - - Now, the nice part is that if you want your Unix machine to speak - Appletalk, there are several options. "Netatalk" and "CAP" are free, - and available on the net. There are also several commercial options, - such as "PacerShare" and "Helios" (I think). In any case, you'll have - to look around for a server, not anything for the Mac. - - Depending on you OS, some of these may not help you. I am currently - coordinating the effort to get CAP working with Native Ethertalk under - Linux, but we're not done yet. - lkcl - update 09mar97 - the answer is "Yes!". Thursby now have a CIFS Client / Server - see www.thursby.com. They test it against Windows 95, Windows NT and samba for compatibility issues. At @@ -554,6 +530,17 @@ and will be released in April 97 (the speed of finder copies has been greatly enhanced, and there are bug-fixes included). + Alternatives - There are two free implementations of AppleTalk for + several kinds of UNIX machnes, and several more commercial ones. + These products allow you to run file services and print services + natively to Macintosh users, with no additional support required on + the Macintosh. The two free omplementations are Netatalk, + http://www.umich.edu/~rsug/netatalk/, and CAP, + http://www.cs.mu.oz.au/appletalk/atalk.html. What Samba offers + MS Windows users, these packages offer to Macs. For more info on + these packages, Samba, and Linux (and other UNIX-based systems) + see http://www.eats.com/linux_mac_win.html + 3.2. Session request failed (131,130)" error The following answer is provided by John E. Miller: |