>I can actually connect to the Linux Server by connect to the server's
>IP address, but I can't seem to get it to broadcast it's host name in the
>chooser or network browser.
First, if you're running this on Redhat 6.2, make sure you put this line
into /etc/conf.modules:
alias-net-pf-5 appletalk
Reboot to complete the change.
>My question is, what file would I edit to get
>my Linux Box to broadcast it's name in the chooser?
Wherever you've installed Netatalk, in its own /etc directory, you'll
find a file called afpd.conf. Since I've seen the contents of this file
vary depending on where the Netatalk distro was obtained, I'll just paste
my copy in here:
# Format of lines in this file:
#
# server [ -tcp ] [ -ddp ] [ -guest ] [ -loginmesg message ] ...
#
# To specify a line with the default server name, use a "-" as the
# server name.
#
# There are a whole plethora of options available. Here they are for
# your edification:
# toggles (-no<option> turns that option off; -<option> turns
# it on):
# transports: tcp, ddp, transall
# debug: nodebug (can only turn off debug)
# auth: cleartxt, afskrb, krbiv, guest, randnum, rand2num,
# authall (doesn't include randnum/rand2num)
# passwd: savepassword, setpassword
# user volumes: uservolfirst,
# nouservol (don't look for ~/.AppleVolumes)
#
#
# options w/ arguments (-<option> <argument>):
# defaultvol, systemvol, loginmesg, guestname
# address (binds a server to a specific address)
# port (has to be specified if more than one tcp server
# is to be served)
# tickleval (sets the tickle interval in seconds)
# uampath, nlspath
#
# Order of precedence:
# options in afpd.conf > command-line options > built-in options
#
# Some examples:
#
# The simplest case is to not have an afpd.conf.
#
# 4 servers w/ names server1-3 and one w/ the hostname. servers
# 1-3 get routed to different ports with server 3 being bound
# specifically to address 192.168.1.3
# -
# server1 -port 12000
# server2 -port 12001
# server3 -port 12002 -address 192.168.1.3
#
# a dedicated guest server, a user server, and a special
# ddp-only server:
# "Guest Volume" -nocleartxt -loginmesg "Welcome guest!"
# "User Volume" -noguest -port 12000
# "special" -notcp -defaultvol <path> -systemvol <path>
MyLinuxBox -tcp -ddp -nocleartxt -randnum -rand2num -noguest -setpassword
By the way, I've enabled 2-way password encryption on my installation of
it, so unless you've done that too, if you were to copy the entry above,
I'd remove "-nocleartext -randnum -rand2num" from that line. The "-ddp"
switch is the one responsible for ensuring that the box broadcasts its
name to your Chooser.
Good luck!
Steve Freitas
Newport Beach, California
