From: "Paul Ranson" 

I assume you want to know where the NFS client came from?

It's part of 'Windows Services for Unix'.

Paul

"Rich Holm"  wrote in
message news:MPG.184c71b02a7d4f3e989920{at}news.barkto.com...
>
> Where?
>
> Cheers,
> Rich
>
>
>
> In article , paul{at}barkto.com says...
> > I wanted to export directories from Unix to Windows, so NFS seemed
natural.
> > Especially since I discovered an NFS client in MSDN, so there was no
cost or
> > onerous licencing...
> >
> > Paul
> >
> > "Robert Comer"  wrote in message
> > news:3ddfbb5e$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> > > > Why doesn't it 'just work'?
> > >
> > > Good question.
> > >
> > > > Why can't I point at a directory and simply 'share'?
> > >
> > > It doesn't always "just work" and it's not
integrated into Linux in
any
> > > significant way.
> > >
> > > > Every time I come back to this program it's got worse. Silent
failure
> > and
> > > > hugely complex configuration files hidden behind a friendly user
> > interface
> > > > that simply doesn't help.
> > >
> > > No argument there from me on that. 
> > >
> > > > So I've decided to use NFS, which seems much better
integrated into
> > > Windows
> > > > than SMB has been into Unix.
> > >
> > > Ewww.  I hate NFS too.  I usually end up cobbling Samba to work in the
> > long
> > > term and in the short term I use smbclient, which works pretty well
but is
> > > pure cmdline stuff., or FTP. I use LPR/LPD for printing instead of
samba.
> > >
> > > - Bob Comer
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "Paul Ranson"  wrote in message
> > news:3ddfb669{at}w3.nls.net...
> > > > Why doesn't it 'just work'?
> > > > Why can't I point at a directory and simply 'share'?
> > > >
> > > > Every time I come back to this program it's got worse. Silent
failure
> > and
> > > > hugely complex configuration files hidden behind a friendly user
> > interface
> > > > that simply doesn't help.
> > > >

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