Post #879928
2026-03-31 20:51 UTC
Something I wanted to finish for this #MARCHintosh: ATalkVPN server port for TashRouter.
So far I've managed to get a working PoC. The router crashes sometimes when trying to send broadcast packets, but apart from that it works surprisingly well. It allowed me to connect to #globaltalk in situations when AppleTalk wasn't directly available, e.g. when I was connecting over WiFi or under emulation. I wasn't able to play Bolo, but browsing shares, moving files and using some AppleTalk apps just work.
I've decided to publish it at the current state on GitHub: https://github.com/bartekre/PyATalkVPN (probably will move to Codeberg soon). It's messy and far from finished (at least not until I implement keepalive and timeout handling), but it would be a shame for it to sit forever in some random folder.
Replies (3)
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@pitz@mastodon.social 2026-04-01 23:01
@btr@social.cpp.org.pl Do tell us more. I thought the core concept behind #globaltalk is using Apple Internet Router's (AIR's) IP tunnel feature. Is avpn compatible with AIR's IP tunnel protocol or do you have to run avpn on both ends?
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@liilliil@mastodon.online 2026-04-02 15:16
@btr@social.cpp.org.pl Powiedz mi proszę, jak połączyć się do GlobalTalk z Mac OS 9
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@smallsco@oldbytes.space 2026-04-04 02:30
@btr@social.cpp.org.pl I'm trying this out, what do you put in for the username and password? I've tried leaving it blank, I've tried entering random things, and just keep getting a “DNS Failure" message in the authentication dialog.