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From: Andrew Gordon <andrew.gordon@net-tel.co.uk>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: NetATalk Question
Date: Sun, 06 Apr 1997 17:42:34 +0100
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Jordan K. Hubbard wrote:
> 
> Alex Rolfe wrote:
> >
> > Does NetATalk run on TCP/IP networks or Appletalk networks?  If it
> 
> TCP/IP.  You just configure the thing, start up the daemons and presto -

I believe this is incorrect - NetATalk adds kernel AppleTalk protocol
support, and the server daemons use that to provide services over
AppleTalk.  The fact that it can co-exist on machines/cables which are
otherwise running TCP/IP is coincidental.


> the Macs see whatever drives you're sharing on your machine.  I have it
> running at Walnut Creek CDROM for the Art Dept. Macs and it works very
> well from what I can tell so far.

Indeed.