AFP over IP
The Apple Filing Protocol (AFP), may be used to connect to file servers using the Internet Protocol (IP). This requires a valid Internet connection.
File server software released since 1997 may allow AFP over IP. Some compatible server packages include:
- Apple's AppleShare IP 5.0 and later
- Apple's Mac OS X Server 1.0 and later
- Apple's Personal File Sharing in Mac OS 9 and "File Sharing in Mac OS X"
- Windows 2000's Services for Macintosh
... other solutions may also exist for Linux- and UNIX-based servers.
To fully support AFP over IP (or its latest features), classic Mac OS systems may need a newer version of the "AppleShare client" software.
AFP does not require the use of the AppleTalk networking protocol.
Note: AppleTalk routing is no longer available on the RIT campus network as of July 24, 2006. This could affect connections to file servers, network printers, and inter-application communication. While RIT's network does not disable or prevent the use of the AppleTalk protocol itself, the lack of AppleTalk routing does prevent that traffic from:
- going across network segment boundaries (or subnets)
- traversing the RIT backbone.
Because of this ITS will not be able to support or troubleshoot AppleTalk related problems. For more information, see our AppleTalk support statement page.
