Network drives

[Paul Stanard]

Is there a way to see the network drives located on a windows server on my recently configured Alpha server or access that data for that matter

[Ralf Puchner]

if using nfs:
showmount -e

in case of smb:
you must install cifs filesystem support (smbmount) but I'm not sure if this is available for Tru64

[Michael Schulte zur Sur]

Hi Paul,

who is the client and who is the server?

Michael

[Johan Brusche · Accepted solution]

netbios/lanman/smb over IP to access shares offered by a Windows server is provided by:

1) Advanced Server for UNIX (aka ASU), a software kit you can install from your Associated Products CD volume #2.

2) samba a freeware product
see http://www.samba.org

Johan.

[Paul Stanard]

Maybe i wasnt really clear.

Situation: Large data sets are located on a network drive on the company's Windows 2K Dell server.

Matlab and Stata apps are installed on Tru64 Box on the same local area network.

Problem: pull (access) data from windows network drive, process on Tru 64 box

Samba seems like a viable resource but if there was another way not involving a third-party software that would be even better.

[Ralf Puchner]

install the microsoft unix services for windows, this software package is free and available on the microsoft server.

It contains a nfs implementation.

Or use simple ftp or rsync to copy the data

[Paul Stanard]

Johan I think I am going to try the Advanced Server for Unix since I have that on my associated products cd. I also downloaded a version of samba, and a version of windows services for Unix