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4*4882a593SmuzhiyunAppleTalk-IP Decapsulation and AppleTalk-IP Encapsulation
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7*4882a593SmuzhiyunDocumentation ipddp.c
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9*4882a593SmuzhiyunThis file is written by Jay Schulist <jschlst@samba.org>
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11*4882a593SmuzhiyunIntroduction
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14*4882a593SmuzhiyunAppleTalk-IP (IPDDP) is the method computers connected to AppleTalk
15*4882a593Smuzhiyunnetworks can use to communicate via IP. AppleTalk-IP is simply IP datagrams
16*4882a593Smuzhiyuninside AppleTalk packets.
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18*4882a593SmuzhiyunThrough this driver you can either allow your Linux box to communicate
19*4882a593SmuzhiyunIP over an AppleTalk network or you can provide IP gatewaying functions
20*4882a593Smuzhiyunfor your AppleTalk users.
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22*4882a593SmuzhiyunYou can currently encapsulate or decapsulate AppleTalk-IP on LocalTalk,
23*4882a593SmuzhiyunEtherTalk and PPPTalk. The only limit on the protocol is that of what
24*4882a593Smuzhiyunkernel AppleTalk layer and drivers are available.
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26*4882a593SmuzhiyunEach mode requires its own user space software.
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28*4882a593SmuzhiyunCompiling AppleTalk-IP Decapsulation/Encapsulation
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31*4882a593SmuzhiyunAppleTalk-IP decapsulation needs to be compiled into your kernel. You
32*4882a593Smuzhiyunwill need to turn on AppleTalk-IP driver support. Then you will need to
33*4882a593Smuzhiyunselect ONE of the two options; IP to AppleTalk-IP encapsulation support or
34*4882a593SmuzhiyunAppleTalk-IP to IP decapsulation support. If you compile the driver
35*4882a593Smuzhiyunstatically you will only be able to use the driver for the function you have
36*4882a593Smuzhiyunenabled in the kernel. If you compile the driver as a module you can
37*4882a593Smuzhiyunselect what mode you want it to run in via a module loading param.
38*4882a593Smuzhiyunipddp_mode=1 for AppleTalk-IP encapsulation and ipddp_mode=2 for
39*4882a593SmuzhiyunAppleTalk-IP to IP decapsulation.
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41*4882a593SmuzhiyunBasic instructions for user space tools
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44*4882a593SmuzhiyunI will briefly describe the operation of the tools, but you will
45*4882a593Smuzhiyunneed to consult the supporting documentation for each set of tools.
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47*4882a593SmuzhiyunDecapsulation - You will need to download a software package called
48*4882a593SmuzhiyunMacGate. In this distribution there will be a tool called MacRoute
49*4882a593Smuzhiyunwhich enables you to add routes to the kernel for your Macs by hand.
50*4882a593SmuzhiyunAlso the tool MacRegGateWay is included to register the
51*4882a593Smuzhiyunproper IP Gateway and IP addresses for your machine. Included in this
52*4882a593Smuzhiyundistribution is a patch to netatalk-1.4b2+asun2.0a17.2 (available from
53*4882a593Smuzhiyunftp.u.washington.edu/pub/user-supported/asun/) this patch is optional
54*4882a593Smuzhiyunbut it allows automatic adding and deleting of routes for Macs. (Handy
55*4882a593Smuzhiyunfor locations with large Mac installations)
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57*4882a593SmuzhiyunEncapsulation - You will need to download a software daemon called ipddpd.
58*4882a593SmuzhiyunThis software expects there to be an AppleTalk-IP gateway on the network.
59*4882a593SmuzhiyunYou will also need to add the proper routes to route your Linux box's IP
60*4882a593Smuzhiyuntraffic out the ipddp interface.
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62*4882a593SmuzhiyunCommon Uses of ipddp.c
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64*4882a593SmuzhiyunOf course AppleTalk-IP decapsulation and encapsulation, but specifically
65*4882a593Smuzhiyundecapsulation is being used most for connecting LocalTalk networks to
66*4882a593SmuzhiyunIP networks. Although it has been used on EtherTalk networks to allow
67*4882a593SmuzhiyunMacs that are only able to tunnel IP over EtherTalk.
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69*4882a593SmuzhiyunEncapsulation has been used to allow a Linux box stuck on a LocalTalk
70*4882a593Smuzhiyunnetwork to use IP. It should work equally well if you are stuck on an
71*4882a593SmuzhiyunEtherTalk only network.
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73*4882a593SmuzhiyunFurther Assistance
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75*4882a593SmuzhiyunYou can contact me (Jay Schulist <jschlst@samba.org>) with any
76*4882a593Smuzhiyunquestions regarding decapsulation or encapsulation. Bradford W. Johnson
77*4882a593Smuzhiyun<johns393@maroon.tc.umn.edu> originally wrote the ipddp.c driver for IP
78*4882a593Smuzhiyunencapsulation in AppleTalk.
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