Re: [Xen-users] XEN3 and netatalk

["Dirk H. Schulz" <dirk.schulz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Daniel Bauer schrieb:

> From: "Javier Guerra" <javier@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> > On Friday 03 March 2006 10:27 am, Daniel Bauer wrote:
> >
> > > after my successful installation of several domU, I've got one problem
> > > with the netatalk file server. The start is not possible because
> > > netatalk is unable to modify the eth0 device for working/registering
> > > with Etherlink on the network card. Does somebody know howto solve
> > > this problem?
> >
> > i haven't tried it on Xen, but i think the 'special' needs of netatalk
> > are related to the AppleTalk protocol over Ethernet.  you set afpd to 
> > use
> > only TCP, even disable the appletalk protocol in the kernel.  these 
> > days even
> > Apple makes AppleTalk optional for AppleShare.
>
> yes I know, but we are using several old Apple Systems (Imagesetter, 
> Printers) so I need the "normal" afpd :(

One other approach could be to use a MacOS X Server machine to do the 
print spooling for the PAP devices. Then your xen guests could use 
standard TCP/IP without multicast.
Dirk

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