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- From: rawn@lead.aichem.arizona.edu (Rawn Shah)
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- Subject: (PC)NFS & related topics FAQ [part 03/06]
- Summary: This is the FAQ list about PC & Macintosh based NFS & TCP/IPproduct
- for readers of comp.protocols.nfs &comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc
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- Date: 15 Sep 1993 21:41:50 GMT
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- Last-modified: 1993/09/06
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-
- F-2. What is Windows Sockets (winsock)? Where can I get it?
-
- Windows Sockets is an API developed by a group of NFS vendors as a standard
- for future network based communications in MS-Windows. The current version
- of the API is 1.1. Further information for this is available on request.
- Mail all questions and comments to "winsock@microdyne.com". To join the
- mailing list, mail to "winsock-request@microdyne.com". Windows Sockets API
- documentation and related documents are available by ftp to:
- microdyne.com: /pub/winsock
- sunsite.unc.edu [Mirror site of the above address and much
- faster and up 24 hrs]
-
- Peter Tatham (developer of the Trumpet newsreader) has developed an alpha
- release of winsock.dll which uses a packet driver as the network driver. Its
- currently available from ftp.utas.edu.au:/pb/trumpet. This winsock will be
- used in the developement of WinTrumpet.
-
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- F-3. What is the latest version of the NFS protocol?
-
- The current official version of the NFS protocol is version 3. It has just
- recently come out and is being tested at this years Connectathon.
-
- A Postscript file is available from:
- ftp.uu.net:/networking/ip/nfs/NFS3.spec.ps.Z
- bcm.tmc.edu:/nfs/nfsv3.ps.Z
- gatekeeper.dec.com:/pub/standards/nfs/nfsv3.ps.Z
-
- All comments and questions should be mailed to: nfs3@eng.sun.com
-
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- F-4. What is new in version 3 of the NFS protocol?
-
- New features of version 3 are:
- - 64bit support
- - exclusive creates,
- - asynchronous writes (I guess its official now Vernon)
- - improved attribute caching
- - the "ACCESS" command works on the server attributes as well
- - relaxed transfer size restrictions.
- - reduced required "GETATTR" operations.
-
- More information to come later.
-
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- F-5. What is the current RPC version? Where can I get it?
-
- The current version of RPC is 4.0. It is available at the ftp sites:
- bcm.tmc.edu
- src.doc.ic.ac.nz
- ftpserver.massey.ac.nz
-
- There is a version 4.0 which works with WATTCP which is available from
- polyslo.calpoly.edu:/pub/mdurkin/rpc01a.zip
-
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- F-6. Where can I get the XDR/RPC definition for PCNFSD?
-
- The .x file in the current source kit is available by FTP from:
- bcm.tmc.edu
- src.doc.ic.ac.uk
- ftpserver.massey.ac.nz
- sunsite.unc.edu:/pub/micro/pc-stuff/ms-windows/winsock/gen/spry-rpc.zip
-
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- F-7. What RFC's describe the NFS protocol? Where can I get these RFC's?
-
- RFC's (Requests for Comments) are standards approved by the IETF (Internet
- Engineering Task Force) which maintain order on protocols and information
- technology affecting on the Internet. There are about 1500 or more Internet
- RFC's and many more drafts & proposals.
-
- There are three RFC's currently related to the NFS protocol:
-
- RFC 1094 - NFS: Network File System Protocol Specification
- RFC 1057 - RPC: Remote Procedire Call Specification Version 2
- [supercedes RFC 1050]
- RFC 1014 - XDR: External Data Representation Standard
-
- These RFC's are available by ftp from:
- NIC.DDN.MIL
- seagull.rtd.com: /pub/tcpip/papers
-
- or by mail server from:
- SERVICE@NIC.DDM.MIL
- with subject "HELP"
- or retrieve with "RFC index"
-
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- F-8. How can I tell if a program is NFS mounted?
-
- Here's a message which discusses C code and methods of doing this:
-
- In article <21egppINN5li@hoss.usl.com> mdash@usl.com (-candee-+Scheer M.D.)
- writes:
- >By happy (?) coincidence, both NFS (at least implementations based closely
- >on the Sun reference port) and RFS assume that (1) local file systems have
- >major device numbers where the high bit is off, and (2) the client is
- >therefore free to play in the namespace of devs with the high bit on.
- >Clients of both types synthesize devs with the high bit on. I'm aware of
- >no environment that breaks assumption (1).
-
- We're aware of several. We've been down that route and abandoned it
- several years ago. While this is true of faithful SVRx (where I'm not
- sure whether "x" includes any 4) ports with RFS, it breaks on many other
- machines. Including SunOS, which uses a major number that is determined
- at driver configuration time to denote NFS mounted files. If I recall
- correctly, out-of-the-box, the magic major number is 20 on SunOS, but may
- change on reconfig. Other machines where I'm fairly sure that the highbit
- kludge doesn't work are Pyramid DCOSX, AIX3. It's been a while...
-
- If I have to, I could confirm and expand the list by pawing thru
- our SCCS history databases. Please don't make me - it's scary in there ;-)
-
- Furthermore, st_dev will not change between different NFS mounts.
- Thus st_dev:st_ino cannot be unique.
-
- If you're on a SVR3'ish port, there is a macro in sys/types.h (or param.h)
- analogous to major() and minor(). I seem to recall it is called "bmajor()".
- If you're on a system that has bmajor(), you can use it - I remember it
- masking off the upper bit of a major number. So you can say:
-
- if (major(x.st_dev) != bmajor(x.st_dev))
- file is remote
-
- If it doesn't, you have to experiment and keep your fingers crossed.
-
- I hate to say this, but there is no easy way to do this universally.
- We ended up having to read the mount tables and match path prefixes.
- Yuck. #defines up the wazzoo.
-
- I suggest you start reading about getmntent() and analogues, and parse
- the file system type fields. If performance isn't particularly critical,
- it may be easier to popen /etc/mount and parse the output:
-
- f = popen("/etc/mount", "r");
- while(fgets(buf, sizeof(buf), f)) {
- ...
- }
- pclose(f);
-
- If you use getmntent() (or /etc/mount kludge), and get a reasonable stat()
- st_ino value for each file, you can use a "mount number":st_ino as a unique
- key. But you cannot guarantee that a single file has only one
- key (multiple NFS mounts of a directory heirarchy).
-
- You may also have to resolve symlinks depending on how your application
- works. This isn't a lot of fun either.
-
- If you merely have to determine whether the occasional file is
- remote or not, just "df <file>" it, and parse the output.
- Grotty, effective, reasonably portable, and *usually* reliable.
- But we know systems that can't even get this right...
-
- [On HPUX, use "bdf" not "df" ;-)]
- --
- Chris Lewis; clewis@ferret.ocunix.on.ca; Phone: Canada 613 832-0541
- Psroff 3.0 info: psroff-request@ferret.ocunix.on.ca
- Ferret list: ferret-request@ferret.ocunix.on.ca
-
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Section G: Product Features Comparisons
- =======================================
-
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- G-1. Driver support comparison chart of different products.
-
- Additional codes:
- s = supported with a "shim" (perhaps some "y" should be "s", tell me)
- m = "must be used with" as opposed to "also works with"
-
- Drivers Included Interfaces Supported
- ------------------- -----------------------------
- Stack Token Packet
- ID Provided Ethernet Ring FDDI Drivers NDIS SLIP PPP ODI
- --------- -------- -------- ----- ---- ------- ---- ---- --- ---
- AIR y y y y
- PC/TCP y y y y s y y s
- Chameleon y y y y s y y n
- Super-TCP y y y n y y y x y
- IBM/DOS y y y s y y n n
- BW y y y y y y n y
- Distinct y y y n y y y y y
- Pathway y y y y y y y
- PathWay.OS2 y y y n y y
- PC-NFS y y y s y y n y
- LWPD y y y s s y y y
- HP y y y y y n n s
- NCSATel n n n m
- CUTCP n n n m
- QVT/Net n n n m
- MSLanMan y y y
- TTCP y y y s n n s
- TCPOpen y y y y y y n y
- WinNT y y y n y n n
-
- Notes:
- Many packages include drivers for many different network adapters,
- and/or can use interfaces to existing drivers. Packet driver
- compatibility implies NDIS and ODI compatibility through the use of
- dis_pkt and odipkt.
-
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- G-2. Protocol support comparison chart of different products.
-
-
- It is presumed that a TCP/IP package supports TCP, IP, UDP, ICMP, and
- ARP, so these are not listed.
-
- ID BootP Client RARP DNS NetBIOS (2)
- --------- ------------ ---- ------- -------
- AIR n n y y
- PC/TCP y y y
- Chameleon y y n
- Super-TCP y y y y
- IBM/DOS y y y
- BW y y y y
- Distinct
- Pathway y y y
- PathWay.OS/2 y y y
- PC-NFS n y n y
- LWPD y y y y
- HP n y y
- NCSATel n y
- CUTCP y n y
- QVT/Net y y
- TTCP n(1) y y n(1)
- TCPOpen y y y y
- WinNT n n y y
-
- Notes: (1) Version 2.0 will have bootp support.
- (2) RFC 1001/1002 NetBIOS over TCP/IP, not level 3 coexistance
- with NetBIOS over NetBUI.
-
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- G-3. MS-Windows applications and support chart of different products.
-
- Columns:
- All Apps -- all applications are Windows based
- Some Apps -- some are Windows, some are DOS or character
- All DLL -- stack is implemented as "100% Windows DLL" code
- WinSock -- supports Windows Socket API (1.1)
- VxDev -- includes a virtual device drive to support DOS apps
- running under Windows
-
- ID All Apps Some Apps All DLL WinSock VxDev
- --------- -------- --------- -------- ------- -----
- AIR n y y y
- PC/TCP n y n y y
- Chameleon y n y y
- Super-TCP y (1) y(1) y y
- IBM/DOS n y n(2) y
- BW n y n n(3)
- Distinct y n y y
- Pathway y n(3)
- PathWayOS/2 y n n
- PC-NFS n y n y
- LWPD n y n n(3)
- HP n n n n
- NCSATel n n n n
- CUTCP n n n n
- QVT/Net y n n n
- TTCP n y n n(3)
- TCPOpen n y n y
- WinNT n(4) n(4) n(4) y
-
- Notes:
- (1) Super-TCP/NFS includes DOS based applications and an optional TSR.
- (2) The stack is protected mode code that sits entirely in extended
- memory except for a small interface TSR.
- (3) Winsock is coming RSN, as an update or in the next version.
- (4) Windows NT doesn't run on top of DOS, and TCP/IP is part of the
- system. Some of the applications are graphical, many utitities
- character-based.
-
- +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
-
- Additional codes:
- d = DOS or character-based application
- w = Windows based application
-
- FTP NNTP SNMP NFS
- ID Telnet TN3270 client server SMTP POP (3) Client Agent Client
- --------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ---- ------- ------ ----- ------
- AIR d w d w d w w w w3 d w
- PC/TCP d w d d w d d d2 d3 d y d w
- Chameleon w w w w w w2 n y x
- Super-TCP w w w w w w2 w3 w w dx wx
- IBM/DOS d w d w d w d d w d2 n y x
- BW d w d w d w d w w w2 w3 n y x
- Distinct w n w w
- Pathway d w d w d w d d d w
- PathWayOS2 y y y y y
- PC-NFS d w x d w d d w d23w23 n y d w
- LWPD d w d wx d w d w n n n y x
- HP d d
- NCSATel d w (5) d w w n n n n n
- CUTCP d d d d n n n n n
- QVT/Net w n w w n w w n n
- TTCP v2.0 (1) d w
- TCPOpen w w d w w w w3 n n d w
- WinNT w n d(4) (6) n n n y
-
- Notes: (1) terminal emulation products sold separately
- (3) POP (Post Office Protocol): 2 = version 2, 3 = version 3,
- and implies an SMTP client to send mail
- (4) "d" here means "character based"
- (5) get TN3270 (CUTCP) package from Clarkson University
- (6) server for NT will be in production version
-
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- G-4. Utilities available with different products.
-
- setclock
- ID ping lpr lpd finger talk whois (rdate) rcp rsh rexec stats
- --------- ---- --- --- ------ ---- ----- -------- --- --- ----- -----
- AIR y y y y y y
- PC/TCP y y x y n y y y y y y
- Chameleon y x n y n y n n n n y
- Super-TCP y x x y y n n y y y y
- IBM/DOS y y y y n n y y y y y
- BW y y y y y y y y y n y
- Distinct y y
- Pathway y y y n n n y y n n
- PathWayOS/2 y y y
- PC-NFS y (3) y n y y y y n y
- LWPD y y n y y n n y y y y
- HP y n n n n n n y y n n
- NCSATel (1) y n y n n y n y y n
- CUTCP n y n n n n n (2) n n n
- QVT/Net n y n n n n n (2) n n n
- TTCP y y y y y
- TCPOpen y y y y y y y y y n
- WinNT y y n y n n n y y y y
-
- Notes: (1) although NCSA Telnet does not come packaged with many
- utilities, many are available on various FTP servers.
- (2) has an RCP server, but not a client.
- (3) printing suported via pcnfsd (in common with most other
- products)
-
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- G-5. Telnet features of different products.
-
- Terminal Emulation Builtin 3270 options (1)
- ----------------------- INT14 FTPserv ----------------------
- ID VT100 VT220 3270 tk4010 Redir (4) models X-streams graph
- --------- ----- ----- ---- ------ ----- ------- ------ --------- -----
- AIR y y y y
- PC/TCP y y y n y y y y n
- Chameleon y y y n n y n(3) n
- Super-TCP y y y n y n(2) n n n
- IBM/DOS y y y n n(2) y y n
- BW y y y y n(2) y n n
- Distinct
- Pathway y y y y
- PathWayOS2 y y y y y y y
- PC-NFS d w d w x (5) n
- LWPD y y x y y y y n
- HP
- NCSATel y n n n n
- CUTCP y n y y n y n n n
- QVT/Net y y n n n n
- TTCP
- TCPOpen y y y n y y
- WinNT y n n n n n n
-
- Notes:
- (1) models -- can emulate different 3270 models
- X-streams -- supports extended data streams
- graph -- supports 3270 graphics (either vector or symbol sets)
- (2) A separate FTP server runs in the background (without Windows).
- (3) A patch is available for extended data streams, but it did not
- work for me (cjs).
- (4) Built-in FTP server doesn't have much utility for Windows based
- telnet since an FTP server can be running the same time as Telnet.
- (5) Will be available shortly (as unsupported add-on)
-
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- G-6. Support for other network protocols on the same wire
-
- Novell Banyan MS-LAN Windows 4
- Product Netware VINES X.25 Manager Appletalk DECnet Workgroups Lantastic
- ------- ------- ------ ---- ------- --------- ------ ---------- ---------
- AIR y n n n
- PC/TCP y y y y n n y
- Chameleon y
- Super-TCP y y y y n y y y
- IBM/DOS n
- BW y n y
-
- Distinct y
- Pathway y y y y(o) y(o)
- PathWay.OS/2 y y y n n
- PC-NFS y n y(t) y n n y y
- NFS/Share n n n n y y n n
- LWPD y y(t) n
- HP n
- NCSATel n n n n y(o) n n n
- CUTCP n n n n y(o) n n n
- QVT/Net y(s) n y(s)
- TTCP
- TCPOpen y y y y y
- WinNT y y n n y
-
- (o) option
- (t) third party software
- (s) Use a shim
-
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- G-7. Features of X servers.
-
- X11 Window Dev.
- Product Release Fonts XDMCP ICCCM Video Manager XRemote Kit Winsock
- ------- ------- ----- ----- ----- ------- ------- ------- --- -------
- eXceed 5 y y xevs8t m y y y
- eXcursion 5 s y w
- eXodus 5 y y vsx mod y n
- X-Lite 4 vs mod n n n
- X-WIN 5 y vhs mod n n y
- Multiview 4 b y w n n n
- Xware 5 stb y y cevs8txo mow y y y
- Xview 4 y y mcevs8tx mo y y
- XLink 5 sdp vso8 y n
- DECWin 4 sa n y ev8o n n n
- Xsight 4 evh w n y
- Xappeal 5 y vs od n n n
- Xoftware 5 s y y evs8 mow n y y
- Xvision 5 satb y y od y y y
- IBM X-OS/2 5 y y evs8xo p n y y
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Key:
- Fonts: s - SNF, a - adobe, t - TrueType, b - BDF, p - PCF, d - SPD
-
- Video: e - EGA, v - VGA, s - SVGA, m - mono, 8 - 8514, t - TIGA, x - XGA
- c - CGA, h - Hercules, o - others (MCGA, DIGA, Japanese, etc)
-
- Window Manager: m - Motif, o - OpenLook, d - DECWindows, w - MS-Windows,
- p - Presentation Manager
-
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Section H: Information Sources
- ==============================
-
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- H-1. CHEST - Council for Higher Education Software Transfers
-
- Chest is run in the United Kingdom for all higher educational bodies for the
- provision of educational software pricing. The run an information service
- called NISS [telnet niss.ac.uk] which is full of useful information on
- software deals. Their current director is Mike Johnson. Each educational
- site has a local representative. Users wanting to deal should contact their
- local representative. The address for the CHEST & NISS Centre is given below:
-
- CHEST & NISS Centre,
- University of Bath,
- Bath BA2 7AY,
- UK
-
- +44 (0) 225 826042
-
- There is a discussion list associated with the CHEST product deal at
- mailbase@mailbase.ac.uk and Chest-Xwindows@mailbase.ac.uk. They have
- associated archives full of information. To join the list you send a message
- to mailbase@mailbase.ac.uk with the message body containing
- "subscribe chest-pcnfs (real name)"
-
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- H-2. X/Open.
-
- The X/Open Company is an international group of vendors which acts as a
- standards body for API system compatibility of different platforms. They
- create the X/Open Portability Guide (XPG) which includes a description for
- portability of a Unix system. The following are the addresses, phone and FAX
- numbers for the X/Open Company:
-
- X/Open Company Ltd. X/Open Company Ltd.
- Apex Plaza, Forbury Rd., Karufuru-Kanda Bldg., 9F
- Reading, Berkshire RG1 1AX 1-2-1 Kanda Suda-Cho
- United KIngdom Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo 101, Japan
- Phone: +44 734 508311 Phone: +81 3 251 8321
- FAX: +44 734 500110 FAX: +81 3 251 8376
-
- X/Open Company Ltd. X/Open Company Ltd.
- 1750 Montgomery Street, 1055 Washington Blvd., 6th Floor
- San Francisco, CA 94111 Stamford, CT 06901
- USA USA
- Phone: +1 (415)773-5383 Phone: +1 (203)975-7778
- FAX: +1 (415)421-4278 FAX: +1 (203)975-7744
-
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- H-3. Books.
-
- Bloomer, John
- "Power Programming with RPC"
- O'Reilly & Assoc, 1992
- ISBN 0-937175-77-3
- US$29.95
- ---
- This covers the details of distributed application developement using RPCs.
- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
-
- Comer, Douglas E.
- "Internetworking with TCP/IP Volume I: Principles, Protocols and
- Architecture"
- Second edition, Prentice Hall, 1991.
- ISBN 0-13-468505-9
- ---
- One of the best referrences on TCP/IP with good examples
- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
-
- Comer, Douglas E., Stevens, David L.,
- "Internetworking with TCP/IP Volume II: Design, Implementation and
- Internals"
- Prentice Hall, 1991.
- ISBN 0-13-472242-6
- ---
- Followup to Comer's very successful Vol 1. Descriptions on specific
- applications and services
- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
-
- Comer, Douglas E., Stevens, David L.,
- "Internetworking with TCP/IP Volume III: Client-Server Programming
- and Applications" (BSD Socket Version)
- Prentice Hall, 1993
- ISBN 0-13-474222-2
- ---
- Book 3 has a good description on network programming via RPC & TCP/IP
- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
-
- Corbin, John,
- "The Art of Distributed Programming-Programming Techniques for Remote
- Procedure Calls"
- Springer-Verlag, New York, New York. 1991.
- ISBN ??
- ---
- Basic description of RPC and XDR and how to program distributed applications
- using them.
- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
-
- Hunt, Craig
- "TCP/IP Network Administration"
- O'Reilly & Assoc., 1992
- ISBN 0-13-015389-3
- ---
- Another in O'Reilly's System administration series. Good practical
- referrence for sysadmins.
- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
-
- Kehoe, Brian
- "Zen and the Art of the Internet"
- Prentice-Hall, 1992
- ISBN 0-13-010778-6
- ---
- A comprehensive Internet book for beginners. It can be ftp'd from
- world.std.com:/obi/Internet/zen-1.0 as well
- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
-
- Krol, Ed
- "The Whole Internet: User's Guide & Catalog"
- O'Reilly & Assoc, 1992
- ISBN 1-56592-025-2
- ---
- A good introduction to the Internet covering the basics such as email and
- news and expands into new developments as well.
- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
-
- LaQuery, Tracy, Ryer, Jeanne C.
- "The Internet Companion: A Beginner's Guide to Global Networking"
- Addison-Wesley, 1993
- ISBN 0-201-62224-6
- ---
- Another introductory book for novices on Internet services. The book informs
- users on how to find information.
- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
-
- Malamud, Carl
- "Analyzing Sun Networks."
- Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1991.
- ISBN ??
- ---
- Mr. Malamud is a very well known author on networking standards and this
- book gives a good description of Sun's ONC.
- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
-
- Miller, Mark A.
- "Troubleshooting TCP/IP"
- ISBN ??
- --
- Teaches how to analyze TCP/IP problems and discusses platforms and case
- studies.
- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
-
- Rose, Marshall T.
- "The Simple Book: An Introduction to Management of TCP/IP-based Internets"
- Prentice Hall
- ISBN ??
- --
- The first of Mr Roses books on Network management. A new edition is coming
- out soon, I think.
- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
-
- Rose, Marshall T.
- "The Internet Message: Closing the Book on Electronic Mail"
- Prentice Hall
- ISBN 0-13-092041-7
- --
- A good book on Internet mail systems by a very enjoyable author. Great for
- developers not users.
- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
-
- Santifaller, Michael
- "TCP/IP and NFS."
- Addison Wesley, 1991.
- ISBN ??
- ---
- No info. opinions welcome.
- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
-
- Stern, Hal
- "Managing NFS and NIS."
- O'Reilly & Associates, 1991.
- ISBN 0-937175-75-7
- ---
- Very handy troubleshooting book on NFS & NIS problems
- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
-
- Stevens, W. Richard,
- "Unix Network Programming"
- Prentice Hall, 1990.
- ISBN 0-13-949876-1
- ---
- A good book on the details of Unix network systems with good exercises. Mr
- Stevens is a very well known author on Unix systems. The source code and
- errata list are available from ftp.uu.net:/published/books
- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
-
- Stephen Roge
- "Unix System V Network Programming"
- Addison-Wesley, 1993
- [Brand new book (July 93), I have not read it yet. Any opinions welcome]
-
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- H-4. Related papers (published)
-
- Glover, Fred,
- "TNFS Protocol Specification,"
- Trusted System Interest Group, INTERNET-DRAFT, May 24, 1992.
- --
- Proposed draft standard for security extensions to NFS.
- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
-
- Israel, Robert K., Sandra Jett, James Pownell, George M. Ericson,
- "Eliminating Data Copies in UNIX-based NFS Servers,"
- Uniforum Conference Proceedings, San Francisco, CA, February 27 - March 2,1989
- --
- Describes two methods for reducing data copies in NFS server code.
- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
-
- Jacobson, V.,
- "Congestion Control and Avoidance,"
- Proc. ACM SIGCOMM `88, Stanford, CA, August 1988.
- --
- The paper describing improvements to TCP to allow use over Wide Area
- Networks and through gateways connecting networks of varying capacity. This
- work was a starting point for the NFS Dynamic Retransmission work.
- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
-
- Juszczak, Chet,
- "Improving the Performance and Correctness of an NFS Server,"
- USENIX Conference Proceedings, USENIX Association, Berkeley, CA, June 1990,
- pages 53-63.
- --
- Describes reply cache implementation which avoids work in the server by
- handling duplicate requests. More important, though listed as a side-effect,
- the reply cache aids in the avoidance of destructive non-idempotent
- operation re-application-improving correctness.
- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
-
- Kazar, Michael Leon,
- "Synchronization and Caching Issues in the Andrew File System,"
- USENIX Conference Proceedings, USENIX Association, Berkeley, CA, Dallas
- Winter 1988, pages 27-36.
- --
- A description of the cache consistency scheme in AFS. Contrasted with other
- distributed file systems.
- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
-
- Macklem, Rick,
- "Lessons Learned Tuning the 4.3BSD Reno Implementation of the NFS Protocol,"
- Winter USENIX Conference Proceedings, USENIX Association, Berkeley, CA,
- January 1991.
- --
- Describes performance work in tuning the 4.3BSD Reno NFS implementation.
- Describes performance improvement (reduced CPU loading) through elimination
- of data copies.
- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
-
- Mogul, Jeffrey C.,
- "A Recovery Protocol for Spritely NFS,"
- USENIX File System Workshop Proceedings, Ann Arbor, MI, USENIX Association,
- Berkeley, CA, May 1992.
- --
- Second paper on Spritely NFS proposes a lease-based scheme for recovering
- state of consistency protocol.
- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
-
- Nowicki, Bill,
- "Transport Issues in the Network File System,"
- ACM SIGCOMM newsletter Computer Communication Review, April 1989.
- --
- A brief description of the basis for the dynamic retransmission work.
- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
-
- Pawlowski, Brian, Ron Hixon, Mark Stein, Joseph Tumminaro,
- "Network Computing in the UNIX and IBM Mainframe Environment,"
- Uniforum `89 Conf. Proc., (1989)
- --
- Description of an NFS server implementation for IBM's MVS operating system.
- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
-
- [RFC1014] Sun Microsystems, Inc.,
- "External Data Representation Specification,"
- RFC-1014, DDN Network Information Center, SRI International, Menlo Park, CA.
- --
- Proposed standard for canonical format for data exchange, used with RPC.
- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
-
- [RFC1057] Sun Microsystems, Inc.,
- "Remote Procedure Call Specification,"
- RFC-1057, DDN Network Information Center, SRI International, Menlo Park, CA.
- --
- Remote procedure protocol specification.
- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
-
- [RFC1094] Sun Microsystems, Inc.,
- "Network Filesystem Specification,"
- RFC-1094, DDN Network Information Center, SRI International, Menlo Park, CA.
- --
- NFS version 2 protocol specification.
- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
-
- Sandberg, R., D. Goldberg, S. Kleiman, D. Walsh, B. Lyon,
- "Design and Implementation of the Sun Network Filesystem,"
- USENIX Conference Proceedings, USENIX Association, Berkeley, CA, Summer 1985.
- --
- The basic paper describing the SunOS implementation of the NFS version 2
- protocol, and discusses the goals, protocol specification and trade-offs.
- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
-
- Srinivasan, V., Mogul, Jeffrey C.
- "Spritely NFS: Implementation and Performance of Cache Consistency Protocols",
- WRL Research Report 89/5, Digital Equipment Corporation Western Research
- Laboratory, 100 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto, CA, 94301, May 1989.
- --
- This paper analyzes the effect of applying a Sprite-like consistency
- protocol applied to standard NFS. The issues of recovery in a stateful
- environment are covered in [Mogul].
-
- Electronically available: ftp gatekeeper.dec.com:/pub/DEC/WRL/WRL-TR-89.5.ps.Z
- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
-
- Mogul, Jeffrey C.
- "A Recovery Protocol for Spritely NFS",
- WRL Technical Note 27, Digital Equipment Corporation Western Research
- Laboratory, 100 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto, CA, 94301, April 1993.
- --
- No abstract.
-
- Electronically available: ftp gatekeeper.dec.com:/pub/DEC/WRL/WRL-TN-27.ps.Z
- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
-
- X/Open Company, Ltd.,
- "X/Open CAE Specification: Protocols for X/Open Internetworking: XNFS",
- X/Open Company, Ltd., Apex Plaza, Forbury Road, Reading Berkshire, RG1 1AX,
- United Kingdom, 1991.
- --
- This is an indispensable reference for NFS version 2 protocol and
- accompanying protocols, including the Lock Manager and the Portmapper.
- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
-
- X/Open Company, Ltd.,
- "X/Open CAE Specification: Protocols for X/Open Internetworking: (PC)NFS
- Developer's Specification",
- X/Open Company, Ltd., Apex Plaza, Forbury Road,
- Reading Berkshire, RG1 1AX, United Kingdom, 1991.
- --
- This is an indispensable reference for the PC implementation of the NFS
- version 2 protocol.
- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
-
- Hall M., Towfiq M., Arnold G., Treadwell D., Sanders H.
- "Windows Sockets: An Open Interface for Network Programming under Microsoft
- Windows, version 1.1"
- 1992.
- --
- This is the specification of the Windows Sockets API which is the current
- standard for Windows PC network socket calls. A must read for current
- developers.
-
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-
- H-5. FTP Sites
-
- The official FTP sites for comp.protocols.nfs are:
- bcm.tmc.edu: /nfs
- ftpserver.massey.ac.nz
- src.doc.ic.ac.uk
-
- FAQ draft current location:
- seagull.rtd.com: /pub/tcpip/FAQ.pcnfs.v1.3.Z
- [After August, it will be moved to the official sites for c.p.n
- above]
-
- Other FTP sites:
- calvin.sfasi.edu: /pub/dos/network/ftp-pctcp
- dorm.rutgers.edu: /pub/msdos/bws
- ftp.bws.com: /pub/bw
- ftp.cica.indiana.edu
- ftp.cnidr.org: /pub/NIDR.tools/wais/pc/windows
- ftp.com
- ftp.netmanage.com
- ftp.novell.com:
- ftp.york.ac.uk: /pub
- grape.ecs.clarkson.edu
- lister.cc.ic.ac.uk
- microdyne.com: /pub/winsock
- [RFCs] nic.ddn.mil:
- seagull.rtd.com: /pub/tcpip
- sgi.sgi.com
- [ODI] sjf-lwp.novell.com:
- sorokin.anu.edu.au: /pub/nfs5-addons
- sunsite.unc.edu: /pub/micro/pc-stuff/ms-windows/winsock
- vax.ftp.com
-
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-
- H-6. Related FAQs, USENET lists, email lists etc.
-
- You can find FAQs, FAQlets, and other lists on USENET related to the topic
- of PC's and TCP/IP Networks in general at the following sources:
-
- A. Comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc FAQlet by Bernard Abouba
- This covers details of running the IP protocols and intermixing different
- packages on IBM PC & compatible systems. It is posted bi-weekly on the
- corresponding USENET group. You can also FTP a copy from the following
- site:
- netcom1.netcom.com: /pub/mailcom/IBMTCP
-
- B. "Features of TCP/IP Packages for DOS and Windows" (Version 0.5 5/13/93)
- by C.J.Sacksteder
- This is another comparison of TCP/IP packages for DOS and MS-Windows PC
- systems. It is posted to comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc.
-
- C. Packet Drivers FAQ by Russell Nelson
- This covers questions concerning the installation, maintainence and
- compatibility of the Packet Drivers suite available as freeware on the
- Internet. It is posted to comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc.
-
- D. Windows Sockets API FAQ
- This covers questions on the Windows Sockets API standard. There is also
- a USENET newsgroup for this: alt.winsock. The FAQ is available on the
- newsgroup and also from the official site for the standard:
- microdyne.com: /pub/winsock/FAQ/FAQ
-
- E. Windows Sockets API mailing list
- This mailing list can be joined by email request to:
- winsock-request@microdyne.com
-
- F. Sun RPC on Windows
- This mailing list discusses Sun's Open Network Computing RPC's running on
- Windows. You can subscribe by mailing to:
- rpc4win-request@wco.ftp.com
-
- G. NFS version 3 mailing list
- The mailing list for the new NFS specification can be joined my emailing:
- nfs3@eng.sun.com
-
- H. The UK CHEST program mailing list
- This mailing list contains information on (PC)NFS distributed by CHEST
- [Z-1]. Email to:
- mailbase@mailbase.ac.uk
- with a header "subscribe chest-pcnfs (real name here)"
-
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-
- Section Y: Third Party & Related Software
- =========================================
-
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Y-1. eNFS: INTERSTREAM
-
- Company : INTERSTREAM, Inc.
-
- Contact :
-
- Phone : (800) 677-7876
- (412) 323-8000
-
- FAX : (412) 323-1930
-
- Email : info@interstream.com
-
- Postal mail : INTERSTREAM, Inc.
- 1501 Reedsale St.
- Pittsburgh,
- PA 15233-2329
- USA
-
- Product : eNFS
-
- Current Version: ??
-
- Pricing : $995 [desktop]
- $1995 [server]
-
- Support : ??
-
- Systems : SPARCstation 1, 2, SPARCserver 490,690
-
- Services : server: optimized server board for NFS
-
- Size : -
-
- Features : -
-
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