Subject: Re: Was my question really that stupid?
From: charlie wood (charlie@id-inc.com)
Date: Thu Sep 13 2001 - 13:05:53 EDT
Hi David,
The answer that I have is a yes and a no. It depends entirely on what you
need to do. For example, netatalk has the capability to be either a seed or
a soft seed AppleTalk router, but it does not handle CAP and I do not
believe it is capable of supporting ATIP tunneling, both of which UAR does
if memory serves me correctly.
If all you need to do is route AppleTalk packets between two networks,
netatalk can manage that for you. There are other routing capabilities (such
as soft-seed routing) that netatalk can handle as well, if configured
appropriately.
When you get there (if you decide to go there), netatalk's config files are
fairly simple, with all routing configurations are handled in the
atalkd.conf file. Consult the readme.
I use netatalk1.5pre6 as a seed router in my network, and I'm quite happy
with its function as such.
Other info for you, if you are interested or have the need
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There is a good Linux install overview here:
http://www.linuxworld.com/linuxworld/lw-199-04/lw-04-uptime.html
Good AppleTalk routing site, as cited in the netatalk readme:
http://www.neon.com/atalk_routing.html
Hope the info helps.
</charlie>
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--> From: "David L Kindred (Dave)" <d.kindred@telesciences.com> > Reply-To: d.kindred@telesciences.com > Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2001 12:14:37 -0400 > To: netatalk-admins@umich.edu > Subject: Was my question really that stupid? > Resent-From: netatalk-admins@umich.edu > Resent-Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2001 12:17:50 -0400 (EDT) > > Quite some time back, I asked the following: > > > I've inherited an old installation of uar on an old SunOS box that I'd > like to replace. I have a Linux box on all of the same networks as the > old box. I've read all the message archives, and everything else I can > find, but I haven't seen a definitive statement as to whether netatalk > can in fact replace uar. > > So, can netatalk replace uar? > > I got no replies. To me this indicates one of the following: > > 1) I asked a really stupid question and was ignored. But if the > question was that stupid, I would've have expected to have been > flamed. > > 2) No one here has heard of "uar". But then I would've expected a > counter-question. > > 3) My message never got propagated. But I did see my copy. > > > So, I'll try again. Are any of you familiar with "uar", and can I > replace a uar based system with a netatalk based system? > > Any help would be appreciated. > > -- > David L. Kindred <mailto:d.kindred@telesciences.com> > Unix Systems & Network Administrator Telesciences, Inc. > Phone: +1 856 642 4184 2000 Midlantic Drive, Suite 410 > Fax: +1 856 866 0185 Mount Laurel, NJ 08054 USA >
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