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From: chiu@brahms.amd.com (Timothy Chiu)
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Subject: Re: Is there a Mac->NFS solution other than a GatorBox?
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Date: 7 Feb 91 19:06:00 GMT
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In article <38955@cup.portal.com>, FelineGrace@cup.portal.com (Dana B
Bourgeois) writes:
> If your Macs will support an ethernet card (i.e. they aren't Classics)
> then try calling Wollongong.  They have recently announced an NFS product.
> I have no details on it.  I called them last month and it was so new
> they really didn't have any details either but confirmed it was
> available.  If you try it, please post results as I have interests
> in the area of NFS for the Mac (over TCP/IP).
> 
> Dana Bourgeois @ cup.portal.com

I have evaluated the Wollongong product, but found that two severe
limitations.

1) It doesn't use the standard pcnfsd from Sun, instead it has
	something called nfsad.
2) You can't have the same volume mounted on more than one 
	Mac at a time.  This is a severe limitation for groups
	that need to share data.

On the other hand, Intercon announced NFS/Share at the Sun Expo(?).

From the press release:

NFS/Share for Macintosh systems offers the following features
and capabilities:
-Access to remote NFS Servers
-Mounting of multiple volumes from different NFS Servers
-Supports Apple Single/Apple double file formats for foreign files
-User Authentication via Sun Microsystems, Yellow Pages (NIS)
-Industry standard SNMP Agent for network management
-User access via Chooser
-Easy to use and operate
-Unsurpassed access speed and throughput
-Host-resident implementation, no additional Hardware required!

I'm in no way related to Intercon, but I'm a fairly happy user
of their TCP/Connect II product.  I've had good support response
to problems.  From what I can tell NFS/Share looks really promising.

Timothy Chiu
chiu@brahms.amd.com
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