[NTLUG:Discuss] Getting Linux and NT to play nice.

Bug Hunter bughuntr at one.ctelcom.net
Mon Apr 21 09:08:07 CDT 2003


  One thing, on NFS, you need to specify "soft" mode on connection.  
Otherwise a crashed NFS server causes the client machine to hang and 
require hard reboots (sometimes front panel switch reboot).

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On Mon, 21 Apr 2003, Stephen Klein wrote:

> I figured as much, but had no way to verify it since I only use NT at
> work (reluctantly).
> 
> I did manage to find an ms technet article about NET USE by doing a
> search on Google.  Couldn't find anything with their knowledge base
> since the return result would bomb Navigator (huh...imagin that). 
> Instead of trying to use IE (I was on my Dad's computer) and work back
> through the ms maze, I just used Google.
> 
> 
> I'm hoping I have everything in place, now I just hope I won't run
> across any gotchas trying to get SCO to talk to Linux using NFS.  I
> checked the NFS-HOWTO, but it donesn't mention anything about SCO Unix
> in the section about interoperating with other operating systems.
> 
> Wish me luck,
> Stephen Klein
> 
> 
> joseph beasley wrote:
> > 
> > The net use command will allow you to specify a username and password.
> > 
> > --- Stephen Klein <jaguar at imagin.net> wrote:
> > > That sounds like it might work, but I still need to figure out if it
> > > will connect without a logging name and password.  That was the main
> > > thing I was fighting was the permissions.
> > >




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