Re: file sharing between ubuntu and leopard

Keith Keller wrote:

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.

You don't have to. Avahi is just an implementation of Bonjour,
which is the foundation of all the Network Plug and Play Apple
Computers provide. Or in other words: A deamon for this is
already preinstalled on Macs.

It's all on the Linux side, and I don't see a sane reason, why
one should use a Microsoft propritary protocol to connect
systems that are both not Microsoft.

NFS is another option, but getting Netatalk to work is IMHO
simpler (and NFS is simple enough already). Also Netatalk allows
to configure quite sophisticated authentication methods,
something that NFS doesn't have.

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.

Volumes shared by Netatalk can also put on the Desktop. The
Finder is just the way to access them in the first place. And
unlike with CIFS, the Netatalk Volumes are announced in the
network, i.e. no need to know the exact name of the server.

And, as far as I know, netatalk is currently unmaintained,
though there may be more recent versions floating around
somewhere.

If it works, why not use it?

Wolfgang Draxinger
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