Xref: utzoo comp.protocols.nfs:1926 comp.windows.ms:10180 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!gatech!prism!romeo!rhoward From: rhoward@msd.gatech.edu (Robert L. Howard) Newsgroups: comp.protocols.nfs,comp.windows.ms Subject: Re: Sun PC-NFS deficiencies Message-ID: Date: 12 Mar 91 17:16:49 GMT References: <1991Mar11.232450.5556@amd.com> <1991Mar12.050857.24535@ccad.uiowa.edu> <29#=N#}@rpi.edu> Sender: news@prism.gatech.EDU Followup-To: comp.protocols.nfs Organization: Georgia Tech Research Institute Lines: 44 barryf@aix01.aix.rpi.edu (Barry B. Floyd) writes: >Debating what a "network" is supposed to be seems besides the point. By all >accounts Sun's PC-NFS seems to be deficienct in its compatibility with a >Win 3.0 PC environment. A product released as PC compatible and Win 3.0 >compatible "should" IMHO be recognized by that environment (i.e. Win 3.0 >network configuration should be NFS, NOT "No Network"). [then later] >None-the-less, let us hope that the next release of Sun's PC-NFS is all but >user seductive; or they may find themselves out of this market, given >competition from FTP, Novell (imagine!), etc. It seems to me that some of this is not up to Sun! Why didn't Microsoft think to include PC-NFS as an option. (Of course, that would have required some cooperation between Sun/MS, but you can't put everthing at Sun's doorstep.) I think Microsoft only deals with what they feel are the "standard" *PC* networks. Why would they want to support DOS UNIX interoperability? That would cut into their need to sell us OS/2 ... >Beyond simple installation, I would expect a PC Win 3.0 network product be >able to mount virtual drives from within that environment (not exit to DOS >reset configuration files then reboot the system). A Windows 3.0 drive mounter would be nice (as would a windows telnet, mail program, etc.) but I am willing to give Sun a little time. Why not say "I want an integrated PC-NFS/Windows product when Win 3.1 is available!" That gives both parties time to integrate their products. BTW, you don't have to quit Win *or* reboot to mount a drive. Just run NFSCONF as a DOS application and off you go... (I do it all the time). Robert -- | Robert L. Howard | Georgia Tech Research Institute | | rhoward@msd.gatech.edu | MATD Laboratory | | (404) 528-7165 | Atlanta, Georgia 30332 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- | "Reality is showing us that perhaps we should do with nuclear | | power the same thing Keloggs is advocating for Corn Flakes - | | Discover it again for the first time." -- John De Armond |