From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Feb 13 12:19:24 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 261CB16A4CF for ; Fri, 13 Feb 2004 12:19:24 -0800 (PST) Received: from smtpout.mac.com (A17-250-248-45.apple.com [17.250.248.45]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1DDB143D1D for ; Fri, 13 Feb 2004 12:19:24 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from cswiger@mac.com) Received: from mac.com (smtpin07-en2 [10.13.10.152]) by smtpout.mac.com (Xserve/MantshX 2.0) with ESMTP id i1DKIvNu017958; Fri, 13 Feb 2004 12:18:57 -0800 (PST) Received: from [10.1.1.193] (nfw2.codefab.com [66.234.138.66]) (authenticated bits=0) by mac.com (Xserve/smtpin07/MantshX 3.0) with ESMTP id i1DKIuGp013152; Fri, 13 Feb 2004 12:18:56 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v612) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Message-Id: Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: Charles Swiger Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2004 15:18:55 -0500 To: Matthew Marino X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.612) cc: Free BSD Questions list Subject: Re: Mounting to freebsd ufs under WinXP 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: Fri, 13 Feb 2004 20:19:24 -0000 On Feb 13, 2004, at 1:45 PM, Matthew Marino wrote: > Samba works but the configuration can be a cuss. It's the NetBEUI name > server that takes a deeper understanding of Microsoft Networking than > the average Joe has. If your really up for a challenge try sharing the > same ufs volume with Windows and Macintosh clients via Samba and > NetAtalk. Can be done with enough Coke and HoHos to keep you awake for > two days. My biggest problem with supporting Windows and Mac clients simulaneously was when Sun switched from Solaris 2.6 to Solaris 7 and the new 64-bit kernel interfaces broke the 32-bit network libraries netatalk wanted to link from. (Years ago, now.) Samba would not solve the original poster's problem; he wants to mount a UFS filesystem under Windows on the same machine, not remotely mount a UFS system from a running FreeBSD box.... -- -Chuck