Date: Mon, 20 Dec 1999 14:07:04 -0000 From: "Majid Almassari" <majid@ibroadcast.net> To: "Danny" <dannyh@idx.com.au> Cc: "questions@FreeBSD.ORG" <questions@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: LAN Questions. Message-ID: <01d001bf4af3$7eb988e0$8e1d91d8@ibroadcast.net> References: <3.0.32.19991221081353.01075978@idx.com.au>
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Have you tried Windows Services for UNIX. It works on an NT based. Version2 which is still beta is freely available. Hopefully that helps -- Majid Almassari, MSEE, MCP. Systems Administrator iBroadcast, Inc. Phone: (206) 223-5540 Email: majid@ibroadcast.net http://www.ibroadcast.net ----- Original Message ----- From: Danny <dannyh@idx.com.au> To: Jeremy Chadwick <yoshi@parodius.com>; Alfred Perlstein <bright@wintelcom.net> Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Sent: Monday, December 20, 1999 9:14 PM Subject: Re: LAN Questions. > > In relation to the non freebsd solution. The IT Manager insist that the > 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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