Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!sundc!eli!geller From: geller@eli.UUCP (David P. Geller) Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards Subject: UNIX as a PC file server Message-ID: <111@eli.UUCP> Date: Thu, 15-Jan-87 03:54:27 EST Article-I.D.: eli.111 Posted: Thu Jan 15 03:54:27 1987 Date-Received: Fri, 16-Jan-87 00:45:04 EST Organization: Electric Logic, Inc., Washington, D.C. Lines: 21 Keywords: unix pc fileserver lan Has anyone crafted a simple fileserver mechanism using a fairly generic version of UNIX and one or more PC's. I'm looking for something that is close to being functionally equivalent to Suns NFS-PCNFS environment without a LAN - using serial lines. This would require, I imagine, the following: * an interface and protocol between the UNIX and PC system(s) * a device driver for the PC * a few primative application programs for the PC, sharedmail, sharedfile, etc. I would hope that PC and UNIX could talk fairly well, albeit slowly, at, say, 19K with a protocol that does stream compression. Any pointers? Remember - something so that a PC can just copy and use drive d:, for example --- not someone logging into UNIX and using Xmodem, Kermit, etc. ------------------------------------------------------------------ David P. Geller Usenet: ..!seismo!sundc!eli!geller Electric Logic, Inc. Telex: 6503003778 Washington, D.C. 20006 Compuserve: 72667,1312 (202) 223-9115 MCI Mail: Press