Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!samsung!sdd.hp.com!ucsd!ucbvax!MERCURY.TWG.COM!ljm From: ljm@MERCURY.TWG.COM Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc Subject: Re: Re: PD PC-NFS Message-ID: <9010031749.aa22040@Mercury.TWG.COM> Date: 4 Oct 90 19:08:47 GMT References: Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: The Internet Lines: 25 >>Did I miss it, did someone actually answer the original question? The original >>question(s) were: >> >> (1) Does a PD version of Sun's PC-NFS Client exist? >> >> (2) Where can I FTP it from. >> > >YES! The Berkeley announcement of 4.3BSD-reno stated that it includes a PD >client and server for NFS.... Well, yes but no. As we, and I assume FTP Software, Beame and Whiteside, and SUN all found out, the difficult part of writing an NFS client for DOS is not the NFS, it's writing the redirector. Actually, it is fairly straightforward to write an NFS client *application* from the RFCs (NFS - 1094, RPC - 1057, XDR - 1014 for those who care). I'm sure the UNIX client code will be of some use in clarifying the RFCs, but its existance doesn't mean that a PD NFS client for DOS is right around the corner. enjoy, leo j mclaughlin iii ljm@twg.com