Re: best NFS client for Windows

From: Les Mikesell <lesmikesell@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2006 10:23:30 -0500

On Thu, 2006-08-31 at 09:09 -0400, Dr. Michael J. Chudobiak wrote:

Does anyone have suggestions for the "best" nfs client to allow Windows
2000 to access FC5 exports?

MS SFU seems sort of flaky. Shaffer DiskAccess claims "Packet-Smart
tunes NFS packet transmissions, dramatically reducing packet count" but
I can't tell if that's a real useful advantage or marketing mumbo-jumbo.

I just want something reliable, without noticeable lags, for both local
and over-ADSL connections. I don't need fancy printer re-direction, etc.

Suggestions/experiences appreciated!

I think most people would use samba shares rather than NFS exports to
access files from windows. Is there some reason you need NFS on the
windows side? I've also heard that Windows 2003 SFU is better than
older versions if that would be an option.

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