The domain, password and misc security checks with Samba
are far superior to anything MS can wrangle up, so I think NFS
is a poor choice overall for anyone serious about network
security with winblowz clients present.....$$ or not.
jk
At 07:07 PM 2/23/2001, you wrote:
>There are a number of clients available, but most of them cost
>money. Check out this one-- it's free:
> http://www.pacific.net.hk/goodies/winsock-l/nfs/
>
>Never tried it, though. The idea of running NFS stuff on a Win9x
>box on a network without a *really good* firewall is pretty scary, to
>say the least. I'm actually tempted to try here at home, because
>I've got an industrial-strength firewall. I'm sure it's real fast, but I'm
>sure it's at least as insecure as M$ file and print sharing.
>
>Well, maybe not *that* insecure, but it's right up there with the way
>Microsoft does trusted domains....
>
>Cheers,
>Dennis
>"Custard pies are a sort of esperanto: a universal language."
> --Noel Godin
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