Installing Netatalk on NetBSD
Install the latest Netatalk
NetBSD is one out of a handful of distributions that still actively maintain an AppleTalk kernel module.
Additionally, it has both a Netatalk 3.x as well as a Netatalk 2.x package in the pkgsrc repository that work out of the box.
For building and installing from source yourself, find links to the official documentation below.
- Compile Netatalk from Source: NetBSD in the Manual
- INSTALL.md in the source tree
Required packages
Before starting, make sure you have a working pkgsrc environment.
Install the packages that netatalk22 depends on:
pkg_add \
git \
mozilla-rootcerts-openssl \
gcc13 \
autoconf \
libtool \
pkg-config \
db5 \
libgcrypt \
libressl \
gmake \
cups \
cracklib
Install netatalk22 itself:
pkg_add netatalk22
Configuration
In older versions of Netatalk, you had to enable the NetBSD init script with the --enable-netbsd or equivalent compile time flag.
Once installed, you can control the netatalk service as any other NetBSD service.
If needed, copy the installed netatalk initscripts to the /etc/rc.d directory.
AppleTalk
NetBSD comes with an AppleTalk kernel module (/sys/netatalk) which Netatalk can use for DDP transport protocol out of the box.
In order to register with the AppleTalk protocols, the /etc/services file must contain proper protocol definitions. Make sure the following entries are present on your installation:
rtmp 1/ddp # Routing Table Maintenance Protocol
nbp 2/ddp # Name Binding Protocol
echo 4/ddp # AppleTalk Echo Protocol
zip 6/ddp # Zone Information Protocol
afpovertcp 548/tcp # AFP over TCP
afpovertcp 548/udp
From: https://github.com/Netatalk/netatalk/blob/main/config/services.atalk
This is a mirror of the Netatalk GitHub Wiki. Please visit the original page if you want to correct an error or contribute new contents.
Last updated 2024-12-09
