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From: filter@firthcom.demon.co.uk (Steve Firth)
Newsgroups: demon.tech.mac,u-net.support.mac,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.sys.mac.comm
Subject: Re: Connecting one Unix Box to a Mac Ethernet
Date: Sun, 27 Apr 1997 23:55:36 +0100
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^CountB^ <bryce@gothic.u-net.com.delete-me> wrote:

> I want to do a similar thing, but I want to connect 10 macs and a
> printer to a FreBSD server.
> 
> Do I need MacLan too?

Hiya Count,

Do you still see Icey these days? I assume that with FreeBSD, you are
running an NFS server? I don't think MacLan connect will help you, it's
designed for connecting PCs to AppleTalk networks. What you need is
MacNFS which costs big money - around £200 per Mac, I've been thinking
of doing the same myself, using an old(ish) PC as an NFS server.

There is a project to create a freeware NFS client for the Mac, but at
present the commercial softwareis all that is available.

I got the following reply when I enquired about MacNFS:

> We relicensed MacNFS to NetManage last July, and thus we no longer sell
> the product.  You may reach Netmanage:
> 
> sales@netmanage.com  or 408-973-7171

HTH.

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