topic Re: linux file server for mac os 9 / X / win32 / linux in Operating System - Linux

linux file server for mac os 9 / X / win32 / linux

Andrea Rossi — Fri, 17 Dec 2004 05:23:11 GMT

Hi all

I have to setup a file server providing shared docs for
- win32 pc
- linux workstations
- mac os 9
- mac os X
the os should be linux.
any suggestions?

Re: linux file server for mac os 9 / X / win32 / linux

Steve Peters_3 — Fri, 17 Dec 2004 08:03:34 GMT

I guessing that this question isn't about with distribution to use, but what to use to connect all there different systems up. The simplest answer would be to just use Samba. The Mac OS X, Linux and Win 32 boxes could all be configured to work together with Samba. I'm not sure if there is Samba available for Mac OS 9, but I'm assuming that there must be some sort of SMB client software out there for OS 9.

Alternatively, you could use NFS on the Mac OS X and Linux boxes to the server. There is also netatalk which will do Appletalk with the Mac OS 9 if you cannot get Samba to work with them.

Re: linux file server for mac os 9 / X / win32 / linux

Andrea Rossi — Fri, 17 Dec 2004 08:40:56 GMT

did you try netatalk?

Re: linux file server for mac os 9 / X / win32 / linux

Jan Sladky — Fri, 17 Dec 2004 09:15:07 GMT

Hi Andrea,

I should use SAMBA server on Linux, that should be available for mac os 9 as well

rgds Jan

Re: linux file server for mac os 9 / X / win32 / linux

Andrea Rossi — Fri, 17 Dec 2004 09:19:00 GMT

As far as I know, mac os 9 doesn't support smb protocol natively. unfortunately I have to purchase third party sw, like "dave".