Date: Tue, 8 Aug 1995 12:15:39 -0700 (PDT) From: "Rodney W. Grimes" <rgrimes@gndrsh.aac.dev.com> To: gibbs@freefall.cdrom.com (Justin T. Gibbs) Cc: FreeBSD-current@FreeBSD.Org (FreeBSD current) Subject: Re: workaround for talk's address problem Message-ID: <199508081915.MAA04702@gndrsh.aac.dev.com> In-Reply-To: <199508081849.LAA09174@freefall.cdrom.com> from "Justin T. Gibbs" at Aug 8, 95 11:48:59 am
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> > >> > >> >In message <199508080043.RAA02014@gndrsh.aac.dev.com>, "Rodney W. Grimes" w > >rit > >> >e > >> >s: > >> >>Yes, but leads to a simple fix, running a cacheing name server on all > >> >>NFS servers, and point your clients to that name server. > >> > > >> >Can you run named on a multi-homed Novell server? :-) > >> > > >> >Gary > >> > >> Actually yes. I believe that novell's NFS gateway comes with named, and > >> NIS. > > > >Unless they added this after netware 4.0 your wrong. Novell's NFS comes > >with lpr/lpd gateway code, but uses static sys:\etc\hosts file for > >name resolution. If it had DNS support I would have lost 5 system > >sales last year :-). > > > >Or is ``NFS Gateway'' something added after NFS 1.2b as a new product? > > > > NFS Gateway is now bundled with NFS 1.2c (total package $2600 from anywhere > sane). It is a separate package that you install. It allows Netware > to mount from other NFS servers and export them as Novell volumes. AHh... new product... and at $2600 my DNS server for $1500 is a more cost effective solution for those running MHS who only need DNS services and not NFS :-). Good, I am safe in that business line, thank you Novell for your silly bundling and price structure :-). -- Rod Grimes rgrimes@gndrsh.aac.dev.com Accurate Automation Company Reliable computers for FreeBSD
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