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Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2006 14:03:11 -0500
From: Bill Moran <wmoran@collaborativefusion.com>
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Subject: Re: NFS question - which is the server
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In response to David Banning <david+dated+1166380924.a0d38f@skytracker.ca>:

> I have a FBSD box servering several users. We want to mount a stand-alone
> FBSD box to access the files on it. I am thinking NFS.
> 
> When installing NFS, the stand-alone box would be the NFS server, correct?
> And multi-user box would be the NFS client?

You're question is worded somewhat ambiguously.  I'm unclear as to which
server is doing what, however:

* The server that _has_ the files will be the NFS server.
* Any system that accesses those files across the network is an NFS client.

Hope that helps.

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Bill Moran
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