From 30550895595e75cb7109b70609e7a8240f30de9e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Stephen Heumann Date: Tue, 9 May 2017 23:05:58 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Clarify what kind of host names can be used. --- README.md | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 68d1903..90fd8e0 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ The general form of URLs supported for AFP connections over TCP/IP is: afp://[user[:password]@]server[:port]/volume +The server can be specified using an IP address or host name. A host name can only be used if the DNS server you are using can resolve it; other ways of naming systems on the local network are not supported. + It is also possible to use the AFP Mounter control panel to connect to AFP servers over AppleTalk (not relying on AFPBridge). The form of URLs for that is: afp:/at/[user[:password]@]server[:zone]/volume