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From: sob@tmc.edu (Stan Barber)
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Subject: Re: Enduring PC-NFS Annoyances
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Date: 4 Nov 90 05:49:08 GMT
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In article <3160@jaytee.East.Sun.COM> geoff@east.sun.com (Geoff Arnold @ Sun BOS - R.H. coast near the top) writes:
>How about bootstrap protocols? "bootp" you all cry. Fine, except that
>Sun uses the RPC-based "bootparams" for diskless workstations, and as
>far as I know will continue to do so. We can expect any developments in
>system management capabilities on Suns to reflect this. Should the
>PC-NFS group strike off independently, requiring that we support bootp
>on all Suns which serve PC-NFS clients? Saying that Sun should use
>bootp instead of bootparams is not a constructive response...

Ok, I'll byte :-)

What does Sun propose to do to get rid of RARP then? I mean X terminals
can be booted through routers and Sun claims the X terminals are not
THE WAY. If they want my vote, then need to CAN RARP and use something
that will allow diskless workstations to be booted through routers.
BOOTP will do this. If bootparams can, fine. When will Sun start doing that?

Yes, yes. I know, Geoff. You just follow the lead of the boys on the west
coast on these issues. Their brilliant actions brought the wonderful
compatibility between PC-NFS and the SunOS 4.1 lock daemon, right?

I like PC-NFS, too. I look forward to its future and hope it can remain
a viable competitor. But, it needs to react to change (like NETBIOS support,
better interaction with printer protocols, and support for more modern
secuity mechanisms) more quickly or it will no longer be viable.


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Barber         Opinions expressed are only mine. Baylor College of Medicine