Re: file sharing between ubuntu and leopard

On 2008-02-26, Wolfgang Draxinger <wdraxinger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Yes it does, as OS X ships with Samba. However installing
Netatalk is IMHO the better solution. A few weeks ago I
installed a 4TiB NAS system at a photographer.

By using Netatalk and Avahi its use is completely hassle free.
Connect the Server to the network, let it fetch an IP and wait a
few seconds for Avahi to announce it. On all connected Macs the
Volume appears in the Finder from where you can use it directly,
after you logged in.

Why do you think Netatalk is better than CIFS for OS X->linux file
sharing? Using CIFS is also hassle-free, since you don't have to
install Avahi on your OS X clients. The only piece of information you
need is the CIFS name of the file server. Once connected, you can
create a shortcut on the OS X desktop so you can reconnect without going
through the Finder. And, as far as I know, netatalk is currently
unmaintained, though there may be more recent versions floating around
somewhere. The only compelling reason I can think of to use netatalk
instead of Samba is if you also have OS < X machines on your network,
which don't (easily) support CIFS or NFS.

--keith

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