Date: Tue, 21 Dec 1999 09:02:51 +1100 From: Danny <dannyh@idx.com.au> To: Jeremy Chadwick <yoshi@parodius.com>, Alfred Perlstein <bright@wintelcom.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: LAN Questions. Message-ID: <3.0.32.19991221090248.0104ce10@idx.com.au>
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At 08:14 21/12/99 +1100, Danny wrote: > >In relation to the non freebsd solution. The IT Manager insist that the I forgot to mention the Microsoft solution has to do the exact job as the netmax file server(checkout www.netmax.com) Note I am sick and tired of Microsoft but the IT manager "insist" the solution has to be Microsoft based. >solution must be "Microsoft". (Note I don't like Microsoft also but I am >just doing my job) > >Then how can I solve the problem using Microsoft solutions? > >Any books, web sites, advice will be appreicated. > >Looking forward to your feedback. > >Danny > > >(dannyh@idx.com.au) > > > > >At 02:21 13/12/99 -0800, Jeremy Chadwick wrote: >>On Mon, Dec 13, 1999 at 02:30:45AM -0800, bright@wintelcom.net wrote: >>> > - If I configure Freebsd as a NFS server is it possible I can make >Windows >>> > 98 a NFS client? >>> >>> I haven't heard of a free NFS client for windows, you're better off >>> going with samba and using the native (and free) windows networking >>> share system. >> >> (NOTE: I've removed all other CCd individuals from this mail, >> including freebsd-questions). >> >> There is (was?) a free Windows 9x NFS client, which may or may >> not be supported or even listed as valid software any longer >> at http://www.truegrid.com/nfs.html. It seems this link no >> longer works, though. >> >> If you need a copy of this software, I do have it. Ask me for >> it and I will give it to you: it IS free, after all. Keep in mind >> that it's nothing more than a port of NFS utils & daemons ported >> to Win9x. I've yet to see it fail me, aside from tossing up some >> pointless warnings now and then. >> >> I do not recommend using NFS under Windows 9x. I highly recommend >> finding a commercial solution and moving to Windows NT if you >> wish to do NFS under Windows. Or, from what I've been told, >> Windows 2000 should have native NFS support (how good, if at >> all, is yet to be determined). >> >> Free is not always better. And no, I am not a Microsoft advocate; >> see below. >> >>> > - Maybe I better solution that may not involve Freebsd. >>> >>> That's up to you, but challenging people on the list with a statement >>> like that is _not_ the way to get help. >> >> Give the chap some breathing room. It sounds like he's keeping >> an open mind: FreeBSD is not the solution for every problem, >> you know. >> >> Any decent system administrator follows this rule: use the >> right tool for the job. >> >> In this case, FreeBSD may not be the "right tool," and there's >> nothing wrong with that. I find the Samba solution nothing more >> than a hack on top of a hack, not to mention an administrators >> nightmare. >> >>-- >>| Jeremy Chadwick yoshi@parodius.com | >>| Parodius Networking yoshi@dreamscape.org | >>| UNIX System Administrator http://www.parodius.com/ | >>| "Linux is only free if your time has no value." - Jamie Zawinski | >> > > >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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