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From: shevett@labii.UUCP (Dave Shevett)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.nfs,comp.protocols.tcp-ip,comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: PC-NFS - What is it?
Keywords: pcnfs, tcpip, ethernet
Message-ID: <228@labii.UUCP>
Date: 19 Oct 89 02:21:06 GMT
Followup-To: comp.protocols.nfs
Organization: Labyrinth II BBS - W. Trenton, NJ
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I've seen mention of a package called 'PC-NFS' floating around in various
net.groups, and I'm curious about it.

We've just come upon a problem at work where we need to get files back and
forth from an SCO Xenix system (about 15-25 users) to a Wang VS.  There is
a program for the VS to move files to a PC hard drive via a serial link.
That's no problem.  Can I use PC-NFS to make those files available to the
SCO system like a Unix NFS system?  

Example:
	The VS downloads a file to the PC (unattended), and the file appears on
	the PC as FILE.MOO in D:\

	The SCO system references that file as /usr/PC1/d/file.moo and copies
	via ethernet onto the Unix box.

Can this work?  Can I make a PC hard drive accessible via NFS from a Unix
box?

Question 2 - what does this kind of system (PC-NFS) do to the performance
of the PC (is it a background program, or do I run PCNFS, and the machine
is permanently linked to its Ethernet card?)

This are not just idle thoughts - My customer is keen to make sure this
can work...

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