I want to access my files on the FreeBSD NAS via AFP and not SMB. SMB is too Windows-like ;-) First we nee Bonjour to multicast the DNS-name of the server. This is implemented by avahi. (Why does it nee to install so many X ports...?) 1# cd /usr/ports/net/avahi 2# make install clean Now start the daemons (remember to …

Instead of mounting shares manually every time at login, one can use autos. I have followed the guide here So in my case I created a file /etc/fstab and inserted a file for the home directory on my server (local ip: 192.168.1.40): 1192.168.1.40:/jesper /Users/jesper/tranquil/jesper url …

I found a blogpost describing the setup of the icon: http://www.simonwheatley.co.uk/2008/04/06/avahi-finder-icons/ So create (if not already present) a file: /usr/local/etc/avahi/services/afp.service And put e.g. this in it: <?xml version="1.0" standalone='no'?><!---nxml---> <!DOCTYPE …

Does your Mac also complain when you mount a share via AFP (netatalk)? Something like this: 1Something wrong with the volume&#39;s CNID DB, using 2temporary CNID DB instead. Check server messages 3for details. Switching to read-only mode. I solved this by adding a little to the rc.conf: …