Aqualink, a new native SMB3 client, enables 20-year-old PowerPC Macs running OS X Tiger and Leopard to connect to modern network storage using updated file-sharing protocols.
Key Points
- Aqualink utilizes Ronnie Sahlberg’s libsmb2 library to provide SMB2 and SMB3 support for legacy Apple operating systems.
- The software allows older PowerPC hardware to bypass the security risks associated with outdated SMB1 protocols.
- Users can mount remote volumes by leveraging the built-in mount_webdav feature found in OS X Tiger.
- The project source code and documentation are currently available for public access on GitHub.
- The tool addresses long-standing stability issues that previously forced users to rely on the deprecated CIFS standard.