Topic: e-smith not visible from apple chooser

[Edward]

The e-smith file server is not visible to mac clients from the chooser

Appletalk is started by e-smith

appletalk -> ethernet port
TCP/IP DHCP Server
192.168.1.1
255.255.255.0

[robert]

So, if I understand correctly, on your Mac clients settings are as follows:
'AppleTalk' control panel: Connect via: Ethernet
'TCP/IP' control panel: Connect via: Ethernet
                                    Configure: Using DHCP Server
These are the only settings you need to make on the Macs and they work for me. If I go to the chooser and select AppleShare, it finds the e-smith-server (default name).
Could you tell me where it says 192.168.1.1 and 255.255.255.0 on the TCP/IP control panel, because I don't really get that part. I hope you're not running two DHCP servers on the same network. Do you remember what range you specified when you configured the e-smith DHCP server (default is from 192.168.1.66) and what local IP-address you assigned the e-smith machine (default is 192.168.1.1).

[robert]

Here's an addendum to my earlier reply.
You need to set a 'Network Identity' for each Mac client as well. That's done through the File Sharing control panel. But first you need to make sure the e-smith server can recognize that identity. This is where creating user accounts on the server comes into play. After you create user accounts and passwords on the server, you go to the Macs and set the Network Identities accordingly. I hope this works out for you. If it doesn't let me know and I'll see if I can remember anything else I did to set up my Mac to talk to the server.