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From: sandy@turnkey.TCC.COM (Sandy's login)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards,comp.unix.xenix
Subject: Re: How do network drivers work?
Message-ID: <155@turnkey.TCC.COM>
Date: 12 Mar 88 19:24:05 GMT
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Organization: Turnkey Computer Consultants, Costa Mesa, CA
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Summary: I use the MSDOS version from SUN

Hi Chip,
 
Unfortunately, I don't at present use the Xenix version ( if there is one )
of NFS; however, I use the MSDOS version from Sun Microsystems. Basically,
what it does for you is make the other Sun's on the network a virtual
DOS disk to you. Unfortunately, it can only mount one filesystem per drive;
however, you can get upto drive V, so, if permitted, you can have every
filesystem on every system on the net as a virtual drive to your DOS system.
You also get a program called telnet which allows you to connect to any other
system on the net as a normal user. Sun MicroSystems sells PC-NFS software
along with the 3COMM ethernet board for around $800.00.
 
Presently, we have four Sun 3/60 systems and 3AT's on the net and all work
just fine.


> [For curiosity's sake, if you know how NFS or RFS work, I'm interested in
> that as well.]

I hope that this helps you. BTW, we also use the Excellan boards under Xenix
286 but NOT 386 since Excellan seems to be dragging their feet supplying a
386 driver.

Sanford ( Sandy ) Zelkovitz
XBBS  -  714-828-0288
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