Xref: utzoo comp.protocols.nfs:2067 comp.windows.ms:10598 comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc:5247 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!usc!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!sdd.hp.com!mips!pacbell.com!ucsd!nosc!baron!jadpc!jdeitch From: jdeitch@jadpc.cts.com (Jim Deitch) Newsgroups: comp.protocols.nfs,comp.windows.ms,comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc Subject: Re: Sun PC-NFS deficiencies Message-ID: <1991Mar21.062710.14202@jadpc.cts.com> Date: 21 Mar 91 06:27:10 GMT References: <1991Mar13.180625.14540@amd.com> <1991Mar14.194005.19662@ericsson.se> Organization: Network Engineering Technologies, San Diego, CA. Lines: 53 In article <1991Mar14.194005.19662@ericsson.se> etxsral@california.ericsson.se (Lars Nilsson) writes: >Here is my opinion about PC-NFS versus Novell: > >PC-NFS,PC-TCP etc is not meant to be a full-blown PC-network. > >PC-NFS is a way to use PC's towards an Unix-network. > >PC-NFS and PC-TCP is configured in a more unix-like way this >makes it easier for the Unix-system managers to configure >the PC's > >If you want a PC -- PC network then buy a PC-lan as Novell. >If you want a PC -- UNIX network then buy PC-nfs or similar(I like PC-TCP). > >/Lars Nilsson > >-- >Lars Nilsson >Ericsson Telecom AB , Stockholm - Sweden >E-mail: etxsral@california.ericsson.se >Fidonet: Lars Nilsson @ 2:201/108.7 I am sorry if I am junmping in in the middle of this, but I have been reading the last 10-15 messages or so, and it seems to me that some of you like Novell, and some prefer NFS. I was at a product presentation the other day, and was suprised when Novell told me that they will support NFS in the new release, 3.11. Seems that they are recognizing the NFS people out there and want to make them be able to talk to a Novell server also. The technical guy I cornered didn't have a whole lot he could tell me, because he had just started with Nolvell 3 months ago, and had only briefly played with the nfs stuff. Supposedly the way it is going to work is that a Novell server will be able to mount a NFS structure and a NFS host can mount a Novell server. All of this will ride on top of the Novell tcp/ip that will be available in the 3.11. Maybe we can get the best of both worlds finally? As an aside, can anyone help me with getting PC-NFS to work with packet drivers. I have all the stuff I need (I think) I just need to know the load order for the modules and any hidden gottchas. My documentation got lost and so am I. Thanks, Jim P.S. Please respond by email to: jadpc!jdeitch@trout.nosc.mil -- ARPANET: jadpc!jdeitch@nosc.mil INTERNET: jdeitch@jadpc.cts.com UUCP: nosc!jadpc!jdeitch