>On Mon, 3 Apr 2000, Robert Burton wrote:
>
>> I have a Snap Server 4000 (rack mount) that I need to backup. I can
>> connect to the Snap via smbmount (which I've already done) and by NFS.
>> But I haven't used NFS before. Is using one better then the other? Any
>> opinions on which would be better to connect with to do the backups? The
>> backups by the way are going to a Seagate Scorpion96 tape drive I have
>> hooked up the a Linux box, I still need to get it to work with BRU though.
>
>I am not a fan of NFS, but don't you lose ALL security permissions of
>files and directories if you use smbmount to backup your computer?
>
Hossein,
As someone else mentioned, Samba can help you with the file and directory
permissions. I'm actually not to worried about that. The files are used
in a primarily Windows95/98 environment so those permissions are not a
big worry.
Can you explain why you're not a fan of NFS? I guess I should explain
more of what I'm looking for. Things like what keeps a connection better
(if that's even an issue). Speed of file transfers. How much burden is
each protocol on the server. Things like that.
Thanks in advance for any help.
-Bob Burton
IT Consultant
Literati Information Technology, LLC
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