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Author: George Toft
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Subject: NFS Samba gateway
That is what I described.

The server (Linux) ran NFS and SAMBA.

The clients (one Solaris, several Linux, and two Windows) used their
native protocols to access the same files.

George


sundar narayanasamy wrote:
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> Hi George,
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> I don't want to install Samba on any Unix system. I want o install Samb=

a on a
> Linux box and mount NFS shares from Unix to Linux and share the Linux a=

s
> samba to Win2k systems. That is, between unix servers and Windows 2000 =

Pro
> clients there is only one Linux box NFS Gateway.
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> I don't mind having even a commercial solution. There should be a produ=

ct
> that all ready does this.
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> Sundar
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> Ps. We went through Win2K migration and realized some of the production=


> systems cannot work with NFS clients.
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> On Friday 28 February 2003 08:45 am, you wrote:
> > sundar narayanasamy wrote:
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > I am trying to implement NFS Samba solution at my office. Rather th=

an
> > > loading Samba on each and every Sun Solaris and loading NFS Client =

on
> > > Windoze2k, is there a good way to setup gateway with Linux box, whi=

ch
> > > will map NFS to samba.
> > >
> > > Sundar
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> > Not exactly sure what you are asking, but maybe what I did will help.=

I
> > had a Linux file server with a /share directory. This directory was =

NFS
> > exported, as well as a samba share. All Window clients and Unix (Lin=

ux
> > & Solaris) clients could mount the same share.
> >
> > Does that help?
> >
> > George
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