🚀 go-pugleaf

D. Flahaut (bforce@en.com) wrote:
: Osma Ahvenlampi wrote:
: > 
: > In article <31347994.286A@ford.com> "Chris \"Big-Kahuna\" Rampson" <crampson@ford.com> writes:
: > >Sadly no, there are no NFS servers for Amigas. Please anyone, correct me
: > >if I'm wrong.
: > 
: > I-Net 225 has an NFS server. I understand it is a part of the 5-node
: > license, and can be bought separately for the 1-node version for $80
: > USD.
: > 
: > While the Amiga filesystem API (no "unique ID" to replace the inode
: > number NFS relies on) makes performance issues pretty problematic, the
: > server is perfectly capable of exporting Amiga volumes to UNIX and
: > Windows systems.
: > 
[...]
: There is also a port of SAMBA that will allow a Windows workgroup 
: machine (WFW 3.11, Win 95, Win-Nt) to mount drives from the Amiga.  I 
: use this to mount my Par Card and render directly from my P166 to my 
: Personal Animation Recorder.  You can't mount drives from the Windows 
: machine, but works to transfer files from the Windows machine to the 
: Amiga!
:
I just want to thank you for that hint. I'd that samba liing around
on my harddisk but didn't know what it is good for...ADT just added it
to my doewnload list some times ago. I had to buy a clone (486/50, 16MB+
400 MB) for work stuff some times back and I didn't want to spend more
money for a CDROM etc. because I had/have a ZIP, a CDROM and a gig drive 
... but hooked to my Amiga. 
So first I thought to get access to that stuff via NFS but didn't
find the right SW. Due to that post I tryed that SAMBA I had on my HD.
Well after playing around 2 hours I have to say that piece is perfect !
I use my Ami 1gig HD as a File Server Partition for my Win95 PC (including
long filenames :-), use the CDROM and can also use my ZIP from the
Windows Desktop ! That's indeed what I need ! The Amiga as a Workgroup Server !
And yes it works. Nice to Install the Office packet from the Amiga's CDROM
to the Amiga's HD :-)
I boot it up with the AmiTCP4.0 Demo in the starttcp script. 
One problem I have is that my DOS-Mount entry for my ZIP doesn't work
any more (is an Amiga problem) - so I can only read/write Amiga FileSystem ZIPs
(with long file names) =:-)  -  and that the smbd quits if the PC resets
(or the last connection is closed...the nmbd still runs..) 
And some nice effect is that I can access a ShapeShifter partition 
if I use the Mount Mac !! Does there exist a Mac Workgroup server ? 
(And if so, what does it cost!) Buy an Amiga and it's free =;-> !!

Just talking. But I was impressed...

thanx for listening

PS.: sure, another _not_feature_ is that the free partition size on the PC
is _always_ 2gigs, and that the user name login under AmiTCP does not
seem to work...

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Jürgen Schober · Maker of the EGSa2410 Driver
A-Graz · Austria
e-mail: point@sbox.tu-graz.ac.at
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running WB on A2410:1024x860x256 70 Hz !