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From: David Holloway <daveh@dkstat.com>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Q: Shared modem on FreeBSD and Windows95
Date: Mon, 26 Aug 1996 15:15:03 -0700
Organization: Best Internet Communications
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one word.....
SAMBA
samba is the solution for win95/NT -> unix file sharing


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David Holloway  daveh@dkstat.com

DK & Associates
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On 23 Aug 1996, Exedore wrote:

> >Sorry to change the subject, but are you able to use the FreeBSD file
> >system on your Windows95 machine... 'cause this is what i need to do,
> >use the FreeBSD machine to store files that are accessible to every
> >machine... Can you please tell me if this is possible, and if so, how
> >you did this...
> 
> I can't claim to be an expert, but NFS(network file system) would seem to be a 
> good solution.  I'm fairly certain it will let you share files cross-platform, 
> You'll just need to find a software package for each platform on which you 
> want to use it.
> 
> J.p.
> 
> 
>