I read the recent thread on netatalk, and am having the same problem
on my SPARC.  Problem is my kernel does have options NETATALK already...

Light# nm -o /netbsd | grep ddp
/netbsd:f01426a0 D _ddp_cksum
/netbsd:f014269c D _ddp_firewall
/netbsd:f0142698 D _ddp_forward
/netbsd:f009039c T _ddp_init
/netbsd:f008ed1c T _ddp_input
/netbsd:f008f358 T _ddp_output
/netbsd:f0169cbc B _ddp_ports
/netbsd:f01426b0 D _ddp_recvspace
/netbsd:f008f588 T _ddp_route
/netbsd:f00902ac T _ddp_search
/netbsd:f01426ac D _ddp_sendspace
/netbsd:f008f888 T _ddp_usrreq
/netbsd:f01426a8 D _ddpcb
/netbsd:f01596a8 B _ddpstat
/netbsd:f008eac8 F ddp_input.o
/netbsd:f008f358 F ddp_output.o
/netbsd:f008f888 F ddp_usrreq.o
Light# sh /usr/local/etc/rc.d/netatalk.sh
starting appletalk daemons:socket: Protocol not supported
 atalkd nbprgstr papdFeb 21 13:10:53 Light papd[12277]: atp_open:
Protocol not supported
 afpdFeb 21 13:10:53 Light afpd[12280]: main: atp_open: Protocol not supported
.

Any other suggestions as to what could be wrong?  Thanks.

                                                          Will Ferry

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