Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!aplcen!haven!umbc3!gmuvax2!smasters
From: smasters@gmuvax2.gmu.edu (Shawn Masters)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc
Subject: PC-NFS
Summary: Making a PC into a PC-NFS server
Message-ID: <2365@gmuvax2.gmu.edu>
Date: 21 Sep 90 20:43:13 GMT
Reply-To: smasters@gmuvax2.UUCP (Shawn Masters)
Organization: George Mason Univ. Fairfax, Va.
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	I've been hearing a lot about PC-NFS, which I believe is a file
server scheme from SUN workstations(please correct me if I'm worng).  I
have a few questions about this.
	We currently have 6 Novell servers on a variety of LANs
connected together on a common ethernet.  We run NCSA Telnet(Packet
drivers), WIN/TCP(for token ring to ethernet hosts), and PC/IP(for Sytek
broadband ethernet card) to get to out major hosts.  After a lot of
headaches with Novell I'm looking for an alternative that has a bit more
flexibility.
	1)Exactly how does PC-NFS work?
	2)I assume it can run on a Packet driver?
	3)Where and how can it be obtained?
		I was of the understanding that the software was
available public domain from some sites.  In fact I got a file called
sos_pkt.arc that talked in a readme file about being a PC-NFS server,
but alas I couldn't untar it.  If it isn't what I believe it is, could
someone please inform me of my mistake.

	Please respond via e-mail.  If I get enough request I could post
a summary.

	Thank you in advance.
	Shawn Masters