Date: Fri, 20 Feb 1998 08:38:15 -0500 From: Norman C Rice <nrice@emu.sourcee.com> To: Johann Visagie <wjv@cityip.co.za> Cc: Chris Maddocks <maddockc@wgss.net>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD as file server Message-ID: <19980220083815.60383@emu.sourcee.com> In-Reply-To: <E0y5q4b-00043S-00@ns.cityip.co.za>; from Johann Visagie on Fri, Feb 20, 1998 at 12:52:53PM %2B0200 References: <34ED472C.A8668E29@wgss.net> <E0y5q4b-00043S-00@ns.cityip.co.za>
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On Fri, Feb 20, 1998 at 12:52:53PM +0200, Johann Visagie wrote: > Chris Maddocks wrote: > > > > I'm wondering, how difficult would it be to set up a file server running > > FreeBSD on a network? Assuming my network card were supported, and I > > wanted to use only free packages/software, would I be able to do it? > > Depends on whom (or what) you wish to serve files to... > > If you're serving NFS clients, just enable nfsd and mountd in /etc/rc.conf > (if you're using a late model FreeBSD, that is), and read the appropriate man > pages. Then write yourself an /etc/exports file (see exports(5)). > > If you're serving SMB clients (LanManager, Windows NT/95/WfW), Samba will do > the trick. (http://samba.anu.edu.au/samba/) You can simply install the > FreeBSD port (or a package). > > If you want to serve Netware clients, then currently you're out of luck > without a commercial add-on (and here I speak under correction). Who offers a commercial add-on package to serve Netware clients? -- Regards, Norman C. Rice, Jr. > > -- V > > Johann Visagie | Email: wjv@CityIP.co.za | Tel: +27 21 419-7878 > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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