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From: daniel@vicorp.UUCP (Daniel Dee)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next
Subject: NetInfo and NFS
Message-ID: <3478@vicorp.UUCP>
Date: 10 May 89 19:17:11 GMT
Reply-To: daniel@vicorp.UUCP (Daniel Dee)
Distribution: usa
Organization: V. I. Corporation, Amherst, Massachusetts
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I've just upgraded to 0.9 and have set up the NeXT for NFS
the way I've used to under 0.8 (which used to work).
Apparently, this is not working. The way I understand it, if
the NetInfo daemon is running, the NFS daemon will be disabled.
Now I've read through the 0.9 release notes and the NetInfo
document on-line several times and it seems to me that I 
have to follow the instructions in the release notes and/or use
the NetInfo application.

But there are several things I do not understand. 

(1) Do I have to set up the NeXT as a configuration server in NetManager?
    What's the implication of this?
(2) I have currently selected "Non-NeXT Network" for Network Type.
    Is this correct? I am putting the NeXT on a NFS network of Suns.
(3) I have added Internet addresses of several of our Sun clients in
    fstab, hosts, etc. Do I still have to run NetManager and bring up
    the Host Editor?
(4) Do I have to edit NetInfo or run niload, etc. on fstab, etc.?
    As an example, I am trying to mount:

       sunspark:/home/sunspark onto /home/sunspark on the NeXT.

Can't wait to hear from you soon. 0.9 looks great but my account
is on the Sun across the network.  Thanks.

Daniel Dee                      
V.I. Corporation                
Amherst Research Park
Amherst, MA 01002
(413)253-3482
UUCP: ddee@vicorp.UU.NET