yozzo@arnor.uucp (12/04/90)
From article <2254@io.UUCP>, by jar@io.UUCP (Jim Roskind x5570): > > Is there any way to tie a PC running OS2 into a (predominantly Sun) > NFS network? I have heard of a product by FTP software, but this does > little more than facilitate file transfers. What I am after is > effectively "mounting" a Sun drive on the PC. This sort of > functionality is available under DOS (but seemingly not the > compatibility box) as part of PC-NFS (from SUN). > > The OS/2 TCP/IP product Release 1.1 contains support for an NFS Client. This is available today from IBM. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | Ralph E. Yozzo | DISCLAIMER: The opinions expressed | | IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Ctr. | herein are the Authors. | | Arpanet: yozzo@ibm.com | And are not necessarily those of his | | | employer or this station. | | Bitnet: yozzo@yktvmx.bitnet \---------------------------------------| | Home: ..!uunet!bywater!acheron!larouch!yozzo | Phone: (914) 945-3634 work | | | Phone: (914) 564-4731 home | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From vn Mon Dec 3 22:12:54 1990 Subject: Re: TCP/IP & NFS Client for OS/2 systems; what's out there? Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc,comp.os.os2.apps References: <1990Nov30.211623.16555@naitc.naitc.com> From article <1990Nov30.211623.16555@naitc.naitc.com>, by karl@naitc.naitc.com (Karl Denninger): > We're looking for an OS/2 TCP/IP implementation and NFS client with > authentication. > I'd say if you are really concerned about security you should not be using NFS's AUTH_UNIX security method. For to do so would be fooling yourself. A better authentication method would be AUTH_DES or kerberos. But if you really want security you shouldn't be using Unix at all. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | Ralph E. Yozzo | DISCLAIMER: The opinions expressed | | IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Ctr. | herein are the Authors. | | Arpanet: yozzo@ibm.com | And are not necessarily those of his | | | employer or this station. | | Bitnet: yozzo@yktvmx.bitnet \---------------------------------------| | Home: ..!uunet!bywater!acheron!larouch!yozzo | Phone: (914) 945-3634 work | | | Phone: (914) 564-4731 home | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ~