Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!lll-winken!ames!mailrus!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!bloom-beacon!apple!voder!pyramid!prls!mips!percy From: percy@mips.COM (Percy Irani) Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc Subject: NetBIOS v/s NFS Keywords: NetBIOS, NFS, services Message-ID: <15732@admin.mips.COM> Date: 23 Mar 89 00:41:30 GMT Lines: 24 May be a dumb question, but here goes... Why would one choose NFS over NetBios (or vice-versa) when networking IBM-PC's and Unix machines? (Please note: no assumptions on the transport layer i.e. Ethernet or Token Ring - I really dont want to start that debate again). Im cognizant of the following: 1) In an existing PC network, use Netbios on Unix to network PC's 2) In an existing TCP/IP network, use NFS to network PC's Does one have an advantage over the other? Is one better than the other? Would DOS users be willing to live with a Unix based NetBios file server? Would Unix users be willing to live with NetBIOS for networking PC's? What does NetBIOS have that NFS does not? Please reply to me directely. Thanks for the responses. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- #include I speak for myself! ----------------------------------------------------------------------