ccw@nvuxr.UUCP (christopher wood) (03/13/91)
I will soon need to have several macintosh workstations access (large) files on an NFS file system. We will have ethernet to the Macs. Performance is an issue, more than cost. Would people let me know what they've used to do this? I know about a Gatorbox; I am concerned that this would be too slow. I've heard about CAP; I need more details. Any other solutions? Is there software I can put on the Macs so they can access the file systems directly? Chris Wood Bellcore ...!bellcore!nvuxr!ccw or ccw@cc.bellcore.com -- Chris Wood Bellcore ...!bellcore!nvuxr!ccw or ccw@nvuxr.cc.bellcore.com
kdb@macaw.intercon.com (Kurt Baumann) (03/14/91)
In article <1938@nvuxr.UUCP>, ccw@nvuxr.UUCP (christopher wood) writes: > I will soon need to have several macintosh workstations access (large) > files on an NFS file system. We will have ethernet to the Macs. > Performance is an issue, more than cost. Sounds like you need a Mac NFS Client. Take a look at either of the following. TWG MacPathWay NFS InterCon NFS/Share There are copies being used out there, perhaps someone who has done a comparison would like to let us all know what they think? Note: We sell NFS/Share. Kurt Baumann InterCon Systems Corporation 703.709.9890 Creators of fine TCP/IP products 703.709.9896 FAX for the Macintosh.
dmanning@ecs.umass.edu (03/14/91)
Chis, I would try VersaTerm Pro. I am using it to connect my Mac SE/30 to a Sun Sparc workstation (via a gatorbox). It runs over AppleTalk at 220 Kbaud, but it may be able to connect directly to your mainframe. It is about $180 or so. Dave Manning
ccw@nvuxr.UUCP (christopher wood) (03/14/91)
Thanks to everyone who answered my request for information on macintosh access to NFS file systems. I've heard about NFS/Share from InterCon and a similar product from Wollengang. I will be looking into both of those shortly - they seem like the right kind of solutions. Thanks again; I'll try and e-mail acknowledgements later this morning. Chris Wood Bellcore ...!bellcore!nvuxr!ccw or ccw@nvuxr.cc.bellcore.com -- Chris Wood Bellcore ...!bellcore!nvuxr!ccw or ccw@nvuxr.cc.bellcore.com