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NFS Windows/Linux




William C. Jenkins wrote in a message to Mike Bilow:

 WCJ> I have a Linux machine networked to a Windows-95 machine.  I
 WCJ> plan on using the Linux machine as a gateway for the Windows
 WCJ> machine to the Internet - I'm progressing with this and
 WCJ> there is a howto on getting the Netscape Client up using the
 WCJ> Linux machine.  I was wondering though, if it was possible
 WCJ> to NFS mount the Windows machine's devices and files under a
 WCJ> subdirectory(s) on the Linux machine.

No, but you can use the Linux smbfs to gain access to a Windows 95 share across
an SMB/NetBIOS link, and then mount the share view where you want.
 
-- Mike




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