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Xref: sserve comp.protocols.ibm:3424 comp.unix.bsd:12969 comp.os.386bsd.development:1500 comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc:20748 Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!news.Hawaii.Edu!ames!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!sdd.hp.com!nigel.msen.com!yale.edu!yale!gumby!andrews-cc!gillham From: gillham@andrews.edu (Andrew Gillham) Newsgroups: comp.protocols.ibm,comp.unix.bsd,comp.os.386bsd.development,comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc Subject: Re: [NETBIOS] Anyone with NetBIOS Unix code? Or SMB? Date: 20 Nov 1993 02:36:30 GMT Organization: Andrews University Lines: 52 Message-ID: <2cjvre$s5@orion.cc.andrews.edu> References: <2cbtuq$sj@orion.cc.andrews.edu> <2cfevm$qkf@pcproj.datastream.co.uk> <2cj3ag$7cv@news.gatech.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: edmund.cs.andrews.edu In article <2cj3ag$7cv@news.gatech.edu> bob@comlab.gtri.gatech.edu (Bob Baggerman) writes: > >Since Mr. Gillham specifically asked for a *free* NetBIOS and/or SMB >implementation I didn't reply. Yep, Mr. Gillham (me!!) specifically *DOESN'T* like NetBIOS, so the only way he'll run it on his NetBSD (free!) is if it's free.. :-) I'm just interested in a quick and dirty way to get access to my unix filesystems without running NFS on my PC's. Yes, NFS is great on UNIX machines with caching (I like NFS), but it doesn't perform well when crammed onto a MS-DOS machine.. Something like 100K reads and 10K writes was what I was seeing.. As Windows is so finicky about network drivers, I wanted something that used protocols that it already understands fairly well. (i.e. I want to use the Microsoft clients..) Some helpful fellow from Belgium was able to point me to a program in Australia that emulates pathworks enough to work with my stuff. I'm pleased! Now diehards would ask why I use Windows if I have NetBSD.. Good question! I have to support it at work... and I like Word/Excel.. Well, thanks for all the help and comments!! > >However, there are at least two commercial vendors of Unix SMB servers, >Syntax and Performance Technology. Syntax (isn't that what Clinton wants >to put on cigarettes?) even has a general purpose Unix NetBIOS implementation >product. I believe protocols that the Syntax currently supports with their >NetBIOS are TCP/IP, OSI, and NetBEUI. I don't like the idea of paying for something that sucks... :-) (but for free, it'll work..) :-) :-) > >Since NetBIOS isn't a protocol per se but rather a programming interface, >I believe your Unix community contacts may have mispoken. Might I suggest >better answers could be found from better informed sources. > Yeah, and the sky is *NOT* blue, it's *DAMP*, as anyone.. :-) -Andrew -- #!/bin/sh - ============================================== echo "Andrew Gillham gillham@andrews.edu" echo "Winix Hacker usrvnp86@ibmmail.com" #=========================================================