Date: Tue, 30 Apr 1996 22:59:54 -0400 (EDT) From: Scanner SOD <scanner@webspan.net> To: Michael Dillon <michael@memra.com> Cc: Robin Melville <robmel@innotts.co.uk>, freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Desperate search for rpc.rlockd Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.960430225923.24857B-100000@orion.webspan.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSI.3.93.960430161920.4330I-100000@sidhe.memra.com>
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On Tue, 30 Apr 1996, Michael Dillon wrote: > On Tue, 30 Apr 1996, Robin Melville wrote: > > > We've been planning to use NFS on freeBSD boxes to allow access to selected Windows PC's > > > > I've been trying to lay hands on a working implementation of the rlockd daemon. There is one amongst the ports collection but it's a dummy -- doesn't actually do any locking just always says "granted" to lock requests. > > > > Is anyone aware of a such a port? > > I think this is the wrong approach. If you want to give Windows PC's > access to files on a FreeBSD server, just install SAMBA. This supports > both Windows for Workgroups and Windows 95 clients. > > Michael Dillon Voice: +1-604-546-8022 > Memra Software Inc. Fax: +1-604-546-3049 > http://www.memra.com E-mail: michael@memra.com SAMBA is good but i have to agree its a BIT** to get working for WfW or it was for me 95 is MUCH easier. -- ===================================| Webspan Inc., ISP Division. FreeBSD 2.1.0 is available now! | Phone: 908-367-8030 ext. 126 -----------------------------------| 500 West Kennedy Blvd., Lakewood, NJ-08701 Turning PCs into Workstations | E-Mail: scanner@webspan.net ===================================| SysAdmin / Network Engineer / Consultant
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