shevett@labii.UUCP (Dave Shevett) (10/19/89)
I've seen mention of a package called 'PC-NFS' floating around in various net.groups, and I'm curious about it. We've just come upon a problem at work where we need to get files back and forth from an SCO Xenix system (about 15-25 users) to a Wang VS. There is a program for the VS to move files to a PC hard drive via a serial link. That's no problem. Can I use PC-NFS to make those files available to the SCO system like a Unix NFS system? Example: The VS downloads a file to the PC (unattended), and the file appears on the PC as FILE.MOO in D:\ The SCO system references that file as /usr/PC1/d/file.moo and copies via ethernet onto the Unix box. Can this work? Can I make a PC hard drive accessible via NFS from a Unix box? Question 2 - what does this kind of system (PC-NFS) do to the performance of the PC (is it a background program, or do I run PCNFS, and the machine is permanently linked to its Ethernet card?) This are not just idle thoughts - My customer is keen to make sure this can work... /--------------------+ 'The shortest distance +------------------\ | Dave Shevett | between two puns is a | Labyrinth II BBS | | shevett@labii.UUCP | straight line...' | W. Trenton, NJ | \--------------------+ - Doc Webster +------------------/