Server For Nfs - Compaq N2400 - TaskSmart - 1 GB RAM Administration Manual

4-6 Compaq TaskSmart N2400 Administration Guide

Server for NFS

The SFU NFS server provides native file system support for NFS.
Windows NT files can be exported and accessed through NFS.
Until recently, UNIX used only NFS to export files. UNIX was not able to
share files with Windows platforms, and Windows platforms were not able to
share files with UNIX.
This restriction caused UNIX clients to require UNIX file servers, and
Windows clients to require Windows file servers. Windows platforms and
UNIX were totally separate environments, including the duplication of
hardware, overhead, and effort.
SFU enables UNIX clients to use Windows-based machines as file servers.
The SFU NFS server supports NFS Version 2 and Version 3, and supports
them both on the TCP and UDP network protocols.
SFU is more fully integrated into the operating system than other third-party
NFS server packages. The administrative interface for NFS exports is similar
to the Common Internet File System (CIFS) sharing interface used by
Windows platforms.