![]() NFS support is one of those optional packages that is available via the Add/Remove Software wizard in the Control Panel. This is assuming, of course, that you’ve installed Client Services for NFS under Windows. On the Windows side, you mount an NFS export much like any other network share, by issuing a command such as There are many more options- consult the manpages or this guide to NFS on Linux. ![]() The ‘async’ option tells NFS to place a higher priority on client responses than to writing out to local disks, the result being improved performance with an increased risk of data loss. In the *nix world, only root can bind to a secure port. The “insecure” option allows requests from ports above 1024. The filesystem branch to export, names of allowed hosts (as IP address, netmask, or hostname, with wildcards if that makes your life easier), and whatever options you need to provide. With the upcoming Windows 7, Microsoft has (finally!) deemed it neccesary to provide proper NFS client support (and requisite MMC snap-in) to consumer Windows.įirst, set up NFS exports on the server- in my case a Ubuntu desktop. ![]() It’s been around for a quarter of a century, was made popular by SunOS, and if you can stomach it’s myriad security flaws, it’s always been the quickest, dirtiest way to share files between disparate systems. UNIX and Linux users have long been accustomed to networking over NFS, or Network File System.
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