From: "Rod Gasson" 
Reply-To: Fidonet AVtech Echo 


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jasen Betts" 
Newsgroups: fido.aust_avtech
To: 
Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 7:44 PM
Subject: Re: Networking


>  RG> Example, we have all of our MP3 files stored in a directory on one
>  RG> of our Linux boxes. We share this directory using NFS shares with
>  RG> our other linux boxes, as well as SMB shares for the windoze
>  RG> boxes.  This way we can play these MP3 files using any media
>  RG> player on any of our machines (Windoze or Linux).  This wouldn't
>  RG> be possible if FTP was our only option as we'd need to FTP the
>  RG> files from the linux box to the windoze box before we could play
>  RG> them.
>
> so share 'em with HTTP :)

That'll only be half a solution.  Sure it'll give me a(nother) means of
playing the MP's, but the idea of having them in a shared folder accessable
by all of our machines is (also) so that if more MP's are d/loaded they can
be placed *directly* into this same folder regardless of which machine is
being used to d/load them.

These other 'solutions' (FTP & HTTP) don't give the same usability.  Sure we
could d/load them to the local machine, then FTP 'em across to the shared
folder, but that is just doubling up on the movement of the files.

SMB really is the most convenient method I've found, and when it works
(which is MOST of the time) it works well.   Even so, I still wouldn't in
any way call it 'fabulous' (as Bob was apparently told).  NFS shares are
MUCH more reliable/stable.

Cheers
Rod












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