Networking Apple OS9.1 / Mandrake 9.2


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Hi,

I have all my computers conected via ethernet / network switch, sharing an internet connection using my mandrake box as a gateway. Obviously I can network my linux box / Windows Xp easily, but connecting my old apple powermac to my windows PC is impossible without 3rd party software. Is there any way I can get the Linux box to network with the apple?

Be gentle with me, I'm not native to Linux country (or Apple country for that matter!)

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Have you compiled your own kernel?

It should have support for the apple network protocol.

edit: If you haven't compiled your own kernel (You noob :rolleyes: ) then it may or may not already have support for this protocol. Flip a coin to see if you're distro supports it by default. :p ;)

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Are we talking about sharing an internet connection? That should be simple, basic TCP/IP stuff.

If we are looking at shared files, then I am not sure how complicated it would get.... :unsure:

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Well yeah, I was kind of talking aboot the sharing files...

But if you have a hub/router/switch/whateverhardware then the Mac should just see the internet fine already.

edit: oh, you're using your comp as a gateway.... why.... ? Don't you have an external modem that can plug into the switch?

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Yep, internet conection sharing is fine. Was talking about file sharing.

And no, I haven't compiled my own kernel (too scared / noob / insert here).

Is this something that has to be included at the kernel instal level then, or can it be installed normally?

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Things that have to be included in the kernel, can be either compiled from sources, or can be included in an RPM package if you have a RedHat-based distro (RH, Fedora, Mandrake, SuSE - I think). At that point, all you have to do is reboot into the newly modified kernel.

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If I remember correctly, if you update to OS 9.2, which is free, you can share files over TCP/IP. I think that in the filesharing control panel there is an option by the start/stop button that will allow you to share over TCP/IP. Then, on your PC's, you can type in the IP of the Mac in an explorer window to see what it's sharing... You might want to ask on the Apple forum or the Apple discussion boards... I'm beginning to doubt myself and wonder if it's possible at all... I think that you will have to have some additional software running on the Mac with any version of OS below 10.

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OK, anyone want to enlighten me as to what I need to grab then?

(slacker - I don't think I can upgrade the OS - it's an OLD skool powermac 9600/120....I'd been told that 9.1 is the most it will go up to)

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I am wrong... I don't think that this is possible unless you install additional software on that OS 9 box... I was thinking of the checkbox that's here in this screenshot:

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But that box would still only use AFP for sharing...

I would suggest FTP server software on this mac... there should be some free stuff and it would be the most compatible. Otherwise, your looking for software that will let this mac share with PC's I don't know of any free software that will let you do this, but Dave will let you I think.

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Yeah, Dave is one choice, but an expensive one. Thanks for all your help anyway!

edit: curently trying to figure out this 'netatalk' thing. Let me know if I'm wasting my time.

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OK, so installing 'netatalk' is an herculean task. I can't install either of the two most recent RPMs for Mandrake ( I get the following 2 errors, 1 for each: 'unsatisfied cracklib-devel', and 'unsatisfied pam-devel'). So, I get the sourcefile and run ./configure.....then it tells me I need the Berkeley DB libraries, which I duly go off, find and install. It still tells me I need them, so when I run the ./configure command again there is a switch to tell it the path of the Berkeley DB libraries....all ok so far, and it seems to work now.

However, after running 'make' I get a bunch of 'error 1' and 'recursive errors'!

Dammit, is NOTHING simple with Linux?????? :angry:

edit: terminal output:

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