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This is a README for using Netatalk with AppleTalk networking.

Platforms Covered:
A. Linux
B.I NetBSD
B.II Other BSDs
C. Generic

- A. Linux
- B.I NetBSD
- B.II Other BSDs
- C. Generic

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A. Linux
# A. Linux

Some Linux distributions ship with AppleTalk support out of the box
(e.g. Debian) others have the kernel module but with a blacklisting
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into the kernel or as a kernel module. To check to see if the kernel
has support for AppleTalk:

```
$> dmesg | grep Apple
```

This just parses the boot messages for any line containing
'Apple'.

```
$> lsmod | grep appletalk
```

This checks if the appletalk kernel module is presently loaded.

If you don't find it, you may have to compile a kernel and turn on
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/etc/modules.conf.

For more complete information about the Linux kernel see the
Kernel-HOWTO:
http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Kernel-HOWTO.html
[Kernel-HOWTO](http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Kernel-HOWTO.html).

A note for RedHat users: You may need to install the glibc-devel
package to be able to compile Netatalk correctly.

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B.I NetBSD
# B.I NetBSD

Kernel support for AppleTalk appeared in NetBSD 1.3 in April 1997.
See the release notes:

http://www.netbsd.org/changes/changes-1.3.html
See the [release notes](http://www.netbsd.org/changes/changes-1.3.html)

The source code for the kernel module is located in
sys/netatalk of the NetBSD source tree.

As of NetBSD 9.3, the netatalk kernel module is loaded by default,
and made available to the atalkd daemon when it starts up.

B.II Other BSDs
# B.II Other BSDs

Kernel support for AppleTalk appears in FreeBSD 2.2-current
dated after 12 September 1996, as well as OpenBSD 2.2,
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C. Generic
# C. Generic

If you would like AppleTalk support on another operating system,
you will need either need a kernel module for your operating system,
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