From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jul 14 14:48:44 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 644B816A4CE for ; Wed, 14 Jul 2004 14:48:44 +0000 (GMT) Received: from osiris.itlegion.ru (osiris.itlegion.ru [212.248.52.90]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4F58243D54 for ; Wed, 14 Jul 2004 14:48:43 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from matrix@itlegion.ru) Received: from artem ([192.168.0.12]) by osiris.itlegion.ru (8.12.11/8.12.11) with SMTP id i6EEmenv077206 for ; Wed, 14 Jul 2004 18:48:41 +0400 (MSD) (envelope-from matrix@itlegion.ru) X-AntiVirus: Checked by Dr.Web [version: 4.31a, engine: 4.31b, virus records: 52188, updated: 14.07.2004] Message-ID: <004001c469b1$a74dacf0$0c00a8c0@artem> From: "Artem Koutchine" To: Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2004 18:48:36 +0400 Organization: IT Legion MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="koi8-r" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Subject: Need a network file system with Windows client and freeBSD server X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2004 14:48:44 -0000 Hi! I need sime kind of network file system which has a FreeBSD server and Windows clients (particulary Windows XP) and that FreeBSD file share must be mounted on Windows XP under a drive letter. Windows client is FAR FAR away and is behind nat. Traffic costs a lot, so that file system must not waste it for nothing. Of course, security is very important and security based on IP address is impossible, because client is behind nat. I have checked the following: 1) Samba3 I think i could use it with user security (not share or maybe mixed) but i am not sure about making it open to internet and also i think it wastes bandwidth. Am i wrong? 2) Coda FS Nice thing, but i could not figure out how to manage user passwords and there is no working windows xp client. I tried it - not luck for me. 3) AFS No idea is AFS Windows client exists and no FreeBSD server. 4) NFS Well, i like it very much because we use for freebsd file shareing since year 2000. Hoever, i could not find free NFS client for Windows (but, hell, i'll buy it) but what's worse i get figure out how to make authorizartion based on user/password and not on /etc/exports. I need something more secure. Also, am not sure about bandwidth usage. Any help will be very appriciated. Regards, Artem Kuchin General Director of IT Legion Ltd. Russia, Moscow www.itlegion.ru matrix@itlegion.ru +7 095 232-0338