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Date:      Sun, 8 Dec 1996 16:11:50 -0800 (PST)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
To:        ttsai@pobox.com
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: mmap(), nfs lock, dfs, fast ethernet, etc.
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSI.3.94.961208161010.4017R-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <199612061027.EAA27352@pike.netdoor.com>

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On Fri, 6 Dec 1996, Tim Tsai wrote:

>   1) Is mmap() in FreeBSD still broken?  I found some old e-mail that 
> suggested this but I do not know if this is still the case.

Don't know.

>   2) Same for NFS locking.  I do not see lockd on my 2.1.5 
> distribution.

The locking spec doesn't exist in a public forum yet, so no.

>   3) Does anybody know of a distributed file system that is free (or 
> at least reasonably priced - a few hundred bucks perhaps) and 
> works with FreeBSD?  I am aware of NFS.  :-)  How about AFS or 
> something similar?

Perhaps...not sure tho.

>   4) I am still confused about fast ethernet PCI adapters.  Can 
> somebody tell me which ones will work with 2.1.6, and where I can 
> order some [if I need to get older cards.  I know where to find 
> current generation cards.]?

I believe that the SMC and 3Com 100mbit cards work OK.  Also the Intel
10/100B.

Someone will have to check me on that, I don't use Fast Ethernet as of
yet.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major




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