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- From: backman@vaxeline.ftp.com (Larry Backman)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.networking
- Subject: Re: IBM's "rsh" still broken, what's the story ?
- Message-ID: <921221073113@minimillian.ftp.com>
- Date: 21 Dec 92 12:31:13 GMT
- References: <92350.224934RONY@awiwuw11.wu-wien.ac.at>
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- In article <92350.224934RONY@awiwuw11.wu-wien.ac.at> FLATSCHER Rony <RONY@awiwuw11.wu-wien.ac.at> writes:
-
- >> At our site we are trying to backup the OS/2-machines using GTAK's tar,
- >> which even backups extended attributes. As the present implementation of
- >> this GNU tar does not allow utilizing a remote tape via IBM's TCP/IP (A.
- >> Kaiser told me today in a note, that the implementation is 4 to 6 months
- >> away, at least), I tried to follow K.U. Rommel's advice to pipe the
- >> OS/2-tar-output via "rsh" to the tape in question, which resides on a Unix-
- >> machine. He mentioned problems in respect to IBM's "rsh".
- >>
- >> Guess what, "rsh" still does not work (have TCP/IP 1.2.1, CSD UN29511). We
- >> get the SYS1805 ("The process tried to write to a nonexistent pipe.") error
- >> (US version of OS/2 plus golden SP).
- >>
- >> What is the story with this issue? The developers should be aware of this
- >> problem for months now and in the latest CSD for the base-kit the problem
- >> still is not fixed ?? This is upsetting !
- >>
- >> Being on the issue of bugs. The present NFSD-implementation (CSD 1822) is still
- >> useless. In order to get our OS/2 machines backed up to the Unix-streamers we
- >> tried to attach all OS/2-drives via NFS, which works o.k. but still is not
- >> fast. But restoring from the Unix-streamers to the attached OS/2 drives is
- >> aggravating, timeouts, slow-motion writes etc. It is simply useless!
- >>
- >> So what do IBMers suggest ? We desperately need a possibility to backup our
- >> OS/2 machines onto Unix-streamer tapes ! Now. Including extended attributes.
- >>
- >> What about FTP, Inc.? We used to use the DOS-implementation, which had a tar
- >> supplied, back in the DOS-days. Does their TCP/IP-implementation for OS/2
- >> allow for backing up and restoring OS/2-machines on Unix-streamer tapes ?
- >> If so, what about extended attributes?
-
-
- This is not a duplicate. I don't trust the post mechanism in my DOS toy.
- Ignore if you saw this previously...
-
- PCTCP for OS/2 has a tar which will stream all files that it can get at
- to a tar file or a tar device; ie. the tape you mention. It will *not*
- pick up EA's at the current time.
-
- Our rsh does not exhibit the problems IBM's has.
-
- I have a suggestion which might make everyone happy. How about some
- enterprising programmer porting the GTAK tar previously mentioned to
- both IBM & FTP's socket interface? I'll donate a Devkit for PCTCP to
- the first lucky caller.
-
- Larry Backman
- FTP Software
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