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Using NFS for Networked Backups
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Free NFS client for Windows |
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2003-03-19 11:33:34 |
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SAMBA, give me a break. There is no way I'm going to load the Microsoft SMB protocol onto my UNIX or Linux boxes. Make the Windows junk work like a UNIX box and load NFS onto it.
Free NFS client for Windows. I don't know of any that were ever worth a flip. I've tried Hummingbirds product, the old FTP Software product, and Intergraph's product. Out of those, I liked the Intergraph product the best (it had the best integration and least problems).
As far as using NFS for backups, I'm like everybody else on this board; don't do it. NFS is great for what it was designed to do and backing up directories wasn't its calling. Others on this board have listed great ideas. I would suggesting following those ideas.
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