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Post #7 by shifuimam
Source Forum68kMLA
CategoryNetworking
Post DateWed, 6 Feb 2013 - 19:30
Original URLhttps://68kmla.org/bb/threads/leopard-as-an-afp-file-server.27246/
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The two machines I'm using with Classic OS right now are:

Pismo PowerBook, OS 9.2.2

SE/30, System 7.5.5 with OT 1.1.2 and AppleShare 3.7.4

I have a file share set up on an iMac running 10.5, and AFP is turned on for that share. Neither Classic client can see it in the Chooser (turned on AppleTalk on the Airport card on the Mac, BTW), nor can either client connect via AppleShare over IP.

Netatalk is working, per my original post. The current problem is that the server is using ext3, and only HFS and HFS+ volumes can preserve the resource fork of files copied from an HFS/+ volume.

So, the way I see it, I have a few options:

  • Run an older version of OS X with AppleShare support - what version would be best?
  • Run an OS 9 file server - can I do this with Classic in OS X? What about something like Basilisk?
  • Create an HFS+ partition on the Ubuntu server and map to that via Netatalk - how reliable is HFS+ support in Linux?

I think the third option is what I'd like to do if I can't use Leopard. I have a PowerMac G4 that can run OS 9, but I'd really like to stick with Leopard on it if I can. Does anyone have experience with HFS+ support in Linux?

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