NFS gateway using SAMBA

[Herb Lewis]

Just remember doing it this way just doubled your network load. 
for every byte the client requests you send it over the wire twice.

Andrew Bartlett wrote:
> 
> Derek Moran wrote:
> >
> > I'm planning on using SAMBA to create a NFS gateway for NT clients to
> > access UNIX servers.  Instead of loading samba on multiple UNIX servers,
> > I'd prefer to create a single NFS gateway (using SAMBA to access
> > shared/exported UNIX file systems).  Any pros or cons with such a
> > configuration would be appreciated.
> > Thanks,
> > Derek Moran
> > Kyocera-Wireless
> >
> 
> Should work.  I have a NFS server, and log into my home directory off my
> testing server, which runs samba and has /home NFS mounted and NIS
> bound.
> 
> It works fine, as far as I can tell.
> 
> Just remember that you probably need NFSv3 for better locking, and that
> NFS is as insecure as all heck.
> 
> Andrew Bartlett
> abartlet at pcug.org.au
> 
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> Andrew Bartlett
> abartlet at pcug.org.au
> 
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