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- From: act@softserver.canberra.edu.au (Andrew Turner)
- Subject: Re: PC NFS 4.0 and Windows for Workgroups
- Message-ID: <1992Nov16.213113.10900@csc.canberra.edu.au>
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- Organization: University of Canberra
- References: <1992Nov11.221402.10808@dircon.co.uk>
- Date: Mon, 16 Nov 92 21:31:13 GMT
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- sys0002@dircon.co.uk (Julian Hayward) writes:
-
- >I run Windows 3.1 with PC NFS to a Unix server. I am about to
- >upgrade to Windows for Workgroups. Will I be able to run both
- >'networks' concurrently? I run PCNFS through a packet driver
- >to a Western Digital ethernet card.
-
- Yes although I haven't got it working yet. The topic is discussed in the
- WFW Resource Kit in Appendix E. Alterations are required to config.sys,
- autoexec.bat(both obvious (:-) and protocol.ini. Its a bit involved but I had
- spoken to someone who actually had it working. One thing that needs to be
- watched are the Novell allocation of drive letters vs the PCNFS allocation.
- So Novell with PCNFS seems to be a worry while LAN Manager with PCNFS seems
- OK.
-
- >BTW: Does anyone else find the enormous RTM overlay thingy a
- >right pain to load before Windows. Due to its size I can't spare
- >the space to load it high. It is'nt critical to Windows it just
- >seems to allow network configuration from within Windows.
-
- RTM is critical to getting NFS working properly from windows!
-
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- Renrut Werdna Probable-Possible, my black hen,
- She lays eggs in the Relative When.
- She doesn't lay eggs in the Positive Now
- act@ss.canberra.edu.au Because she's unable to postulate how
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