Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!cs.utexas.edu!usc!samsung!munnari.oz.au!comp.vuw.ac.nz!massey!GEustace From: GEustace@massey.ac.nz (Glen Eustace) Newsgroups: comp.protocols.nfs Subject: Re: Packet drivers vs. Non Packet drivers Keywords: PC-NFS, Packet Drivers, WD8003E Message-ID: <388@massey.ac.nz> Date: 13 Nov 89 19:33:01 GMT References: <1989Oct19.194253.27054@hellgate.utah.edu> <1989Nov2.175244.2200@mks.com> <979@east.East.Sun.COM> Organization: Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand Lines: 27 X-Reader: NETNEWS/PC Version 2.2 I have been waiting for someone to start working with Packet drivers and PC-NFS. This discussion would indicate that this is now happening. We have about 200 PCs currently using PC-NFS 3.0.1 just about all of them are using WD8003E clones from one source or another. My problem at this time is that many people prefer to use the NCSA telnet rather than the Sun supplied one. However, after using telnet one's PC generally needs to be rebooted as the PC-NFS ethernet driver and NCSA telnet do not seem to share the hardware very well. The latest version of NCSA telnet we have will support a Packet driver but as evryone knows Sun's PC-NFS officially does not. Has anyone had any experience with Sun PC-NFS, the packet driver from Clarkson ( courtesy of Geoff Arnold ) and the WD8003 card. Will it overcome the problem with NCSA telnet, is it robust enough to warrant installing it on 200+ machines? Geoff? Is Sun going to include an 'official' packet driver with PC-NFS? I would appreciate peoples comments. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Glen Eustace, Software Manager, Computer Centre, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand. Phone: +64 63 69099 x7440 GMT+12 E-Mail via Internet: G.Eustace@massey.ac.nz <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>