[K12OSN] NFS Client for Windows

[Doug Simpson]

Samba works fine over the internet if the ports are allowed.  I use that 
here for direct connections between our Administration office and school 
campuses.

DS

On Wed, 26 May 2004, Jim Kronebusch wrote:

> As far as I know Samba will only work on the local LAN not over the
> internet.  I need off-site access to these types of files.  I know that
> AFP offers AFP over TCP but that doesn't help me with Windows.
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: k12osn-bounces at redhat.com 
> > [mailto:k12osn-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Patrick Mohr
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2004 11:30 AM
> > To: Support list for opensource software in schools.
> > Subject: Re: [K12OSN] NFS Client for Windows
> > 
> > 
> > Jim Kronebusch wrote:
> > 
> > >Just curious as to why it is such a bad idea.  If I am doing 
> > something
> > >
> > >incredibly stupid I would like to know.  I just saw this as an easier
> > >
> > >way to share files real time remotely than setting up a VPN.  I have
> > >
> > >people all the time who have something like Quickbooks at 
> > work and want
> > >
> > >to be able to edit this at home as well.  Problem is they do not have
> > >
> > >access to the .qbk file from home.  I thought something like 
> > this would
> > >
> > >be an easy fix to store the .qbk on a linux server and 
> > export the share
> > >
> > >via nfs to the ip of the 2 clients that needed access to it.  Problem
> > >
> > >solved.  But maybe this is insane, I don't know enough yet 
> > to know the
> > >
> > >difference.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >I'll check out the MS link in the meantime.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >Thanks
> > >
> > >
> > >  
> > >
> > Insane is the wrong word, but MS has never been very good at working 
> > with other OS's.  I think that you should try the package 
> > samba.  This 
> > package makes it look to all computers of the network that 
> > the computer 
> > is an NT server.  If you enable SWAT is /etc/xinetd.d/swat 
> > you shouldn't 
> > have too much trouble with it.
> > 
> > 
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-- 
Doug Simpson
Technology Specialist
DeQueen Public Schools
DeQueen, AR 71832
simpsond at leopards.k12.ar.us
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