However, like the AppleShare client in original Mac OS, the AFP client in Mac OS X continues to support type and creator codes, along with filename extensions.ĪFP 3.0 was introduced in Mac OS X Server 10.0.3, and was used through Mac OS X Server 10.1.5.
#MAC FILE SHARING PROTOCOL FOR MAC OS X#
Ĭhanges made in AFP since version 3.0 represent major advances in the protocol, introducing features designed specifically for Mac OS X clients. It also increased the maximum share point size from four gigabytes to two terabytes, although the maximum file size that could be stored remained at two gigabytes due to limitations in the original Mac OS. This was the first version to offer transport connections using TCP/IP as well as AppleTalk. AppleShare IP 5.x, 6.x, and the "1.x" releases of Mac OS X Server introduced AFP version 2.2. These AFP implementations relied on version 1.x or 2.x of the protocol. In client operating systems, AFP was called "Personal File Sharing", and supported up to ten simultaneous connections.
Other literature may refer to AFP as "AppleShare", the name of the Mac OS 9 (and earlier) AFP client. For this reason, some older literature refers to AFP as "AppleTalk Filing Protocol". Still earlier versions rely exclusively on AppleTalk. Many third-party AFP implementations use AFP 2.x, thereby supporting AppleTalk as a connection method. The AFP 2.x family supports both TCP/IP (using Data Stream Interface) and AppleTalk for communication and service discovery. AFP versions 3.0 and greater rely exclusively on TCP/IP (port 548) for establishing communication, supporting AppleTalk only as a service discovery protocol.
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