UNIX to NT

[Ricky B. Nino]

Hi,

Anyway I can make my UNIX File System available to my NT/XP Server?

regards...

[Jeff Schussele · Accepted solution]

Hi Ricky,

Yes, you can use HP's version of Samba - called CIFS/9000.
Best thing is it's free.

Here's a couple links for it:

http://www.software.hp.com/cgi-bin/swdepot_parser.cgi/cgi/displayProducts.pl?group_type=search&group_name=CIFS%2F9000&search_free=1&search_trial=1&search_buy=1

https://payment.ecommerce.hp.com/cgi-bin/swdepot_parser.cgi/cgi/try.pl?productNumber=J2715BA&date=

This SW will allow the HP system to export a filesystem which XP can then mount. You'll run CIFS server on the HP & CIFS client on the XP.

HTH,
Jeff

[A. Clay Stephenson]

Your other option is to install an NFS client on your PC. One source is www.xlink.com.

[Ricky B. Nino]

Hi Jeff,

That's great! I preferred to have a free SW.

I clicked on the first link you've provided in your reply. and it resulted a list of 5 products. I have choosen cifs/9000 server 2.2c and read about the overview and the installation.

Please clarrify if everything will be installed in the UNIX side. I never seen any write-up installing a client SW on the MICROSOFT end.

thanks and regards...

[Jeff Schussele]

Ricky,

The nice thing about CIFS is that you don't need anything on the client side if it's windows. You map the HP FS's just as you'd map a share from another win box.

Also I looked & the CIFS server SW is also on the Application #4 CD in my Dec 2002 11.0 CD set. Again it's free - no codeword needed.

Rgds,
Jeff

[kish_1]

Still more please visit following site .
http://us2.samba.org/samba/samba.html

[Ricky B. Nino]

Hi Jeff,

Many thanks for the confirmation...

I will officially close this thread once installed and setup everything in here.

Let you how things will go...

regards...

[Trond Haugen]

In short CIFS makes the HP-UX box use SMB to communicate with the Windows world. So the HP-UX can both share and "mount" (CIFS client and server).

Regards,
Trond

[Kelli Ward]

Hi,
As mentioned, Samba is basically a porting of Windows smb protocol. I highly recommend using HP's CIFS. I've had real issues installing the HP-UX version from samba's web-site.

The beauty of samba is you can use it with many different UNIX and linux flavors. It also contains print services and can be run via a web browser for graphical management. Very scalable for present and future needs.

I think you'll be pleased! :)

GL,
Kel