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From: karl@ddsw1.MCS.COM (Karl Denninger)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip,comp.dcom.lans
Subject: Re: Accessing a DOS disk from unix over ethernet
Summary: Get SOSS
Message-ID: <1991May04.045806.3679@ddsw1.MCS.COM>
Date: 4 May 91 04:58:06 GMT
References: <robert.672373319@swanee> <"25-Apr-91.11:43:32".*.Keith_Smith.Pittsburgh@Xerox.com> <1991May01.141214.2241@crom2.uucp>
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In article <1991May01.141214.2241@crom2.uucp> jim@crom2.uucp (James P. H. Fuller) writes:
>
>in comp.protocols.tcp-ip robert@swanee.ee.uwa.oz.au (Roberto Togneri)
>writes:
>
>> Is it possible to transfer files to and from a PC from the unix side?
>> We have PC-NFS but this only allows transfers to be made from the PC side.
>>
>     This question is of general interest.  If anyone knows a good answer,
>PLEASE respond to the newsgroup!

Yes.  Get SOSS (Son of Sam's Server?) which is a NFS server for MSDOS.  Run
that on the DOS machine.

Then mount the drive using NFS from the Unix system.  Should work just fine.

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