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From: tdd@convex.cl.msu.edu (Thomas D. Davis)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc
Subject: Re: TCP/IP for DOS software packages
Keywords: NFS TCP/IP DOS
Message-ID: <1990Nov21.150813.15119@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu>
Date: 21 Nov 90 15:08:13 GMT
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In article <1026@sppy00.UUCP> ljt@sppy00.UUCP (TOMS LAURA) writes:
>The other three packages seem terrifically buggy regarding network drive
>compatibility.  To be specific, when we mount remote directories to look
>like DOS disk drives and then run simple DOS commands to manipulate the
>files, things break.  It's not hard to hang the PC with either the
>Wollongong or the FTP Software product.
>
>Has anyone else had any of these experiences?  Just looking for a sanity
>check here.

We're running into similar hangs/confusion with InterDrive.  It seems to
go south whenever we let the PC stand idle for approx. 15 minutes...  I've
never seen these problems with PC-NFS (but I hate the price!).
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