On Sat, 14 Jul 2001, Daniel R. Killoran,Ph.D. wrote:

> Nigel Reed wrote:
> >If you have already downloaded netatalk-umich-19990130nb2.tgz then put it
> >into /usr/pkgsrc/distfiles then cd /usr/pkgsrc/net/netatalk and
> >make install

What that would do, is build and install the package from source. That
archive consists of already compiled binaries (always .tgz), as is the
one I recommended below. You don't need to bother with pkgsrc (for
this), unless you want to -- others have already done that.

> Unfortunately, my NetBSD box (a MacIIvx) is not connected to the
> internet. I have to download stuff first using my 9500 running Mac OS
> 8.6.

So what you would do, to install netatalk, is download

ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/packages/1.5/mac68k/All/netatalk-asun-2.1.3nb4.tgz

transfer the file to the NetBSD computer, and then, as root, type

pkg_add netatalk-asun-2.1.3nb4.tgz

> I have a LAN using ethernet, consisting of the following computers:
>
> 9500-233	running Mac OS 8.6
> 9500-120	ruuning  Mac OS 8.6
> iMac(Tangerine)	running  Mac OS 8.5
>
> MacIIx		running  Mac OS 7.5.3
> MacIIvx		running  Mac OS 7.5.3
>
> The first 3 are connected via a hub & run 100BT
> The last 2 are connected via another hub & run 10BT
> These 2 hubs are connected.
> My LaserPrinter is a LocalTalk printer and is connected to the 10BT
> hub via an Asante converter.
>
> The iMac and the 9500-233 have dialup access to the net.
>
> The MacIIvx also has NetBSD installed on a 1 Gig disk with a 2 Gig
> disk as extra storage.
>
> As things now stand, all computers can communicate when running Mac
> OS on the MacIIvx.
>
> Although I have compiled a NetBSD 1.5 kernel which runs very nicely,
> none of the Macs get any response from a ping to the vx when it is
> running NetBSD.
>
> I have set up rc.conf, resolv.conf, hosts, and ifconfig.ae0 as
> directed in the (very nice) instructions on the NetBSD website.

Does the card probe as "ae0", or something else? Inspect the output of
"dmesg", or the file "/var/run/dmesg.boot". The ethernet card could be
aeN, mcN, or snN, where is a single digit (but probably 0).

> I expect I may noot have set up the TCP/IP Control Panel on the Macs correctly.

If the other Macs connect fine to each other, they're fine. You only
need to put the information found in the IIvx's TCP/IP Control Panel
into NetBSD.

> I also can't find any directions as to what one can DO with AppleTalk
> under NetBSD.

You don't need it for basic connectivity (ping, ftp, telnet). What
netatalk does, is let a 'nix box serve files and printers to Mac's on
an Ethertalk (ethernet AppleTalk) network. I.e, with netatalk
configured and running, you can go into the Chooser on any of the
Mac's and select the NetBSD host, and mount it's drives and select
it's printers.


Frederick