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- From: beame@maccs.mcmaster.ca (Carl Beame)
- Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc
- Subject: Re: Problems with PC/TCP idrive and file locking
- Message-ID: <1993Jan8.042118.25986@mcshub.dcss.mcmaster.ca>
- Date: 8 Jan 93 04:21:18 GMT
- References: <9301071959.AA04237@ftp.com>
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- Organization: Department of Computer Science, McMaster University
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- In article <9301071959.AA04237@ftp.com> backman@FTP.COM (Larry Backman) writes:
- >
- > >>
- > >> Hello net!
- > >> I have a M88k based computer with UNIX sys V. rel 3. When
- > >> I mount directories from this computer, with PC/TCP idrive,
- > >> idrive reports that lockd doesn't support the proper
- > >> protocol version, and file/record locking does not work.
- > >>
- > >> I have contacted the computer vendor about this problem,
- > >> and they tell me to use SUN PC-NFS to get around this
- > >> problem.
- > >>
- > >> Is there a way to get around this problem without throwing
- > >> away PC/TCP and Interdrive ?
- >
- > Sure; turn locking off...
- >
- > Your server does not support LockD Version 3 which has the extensions
- > necessary to do PC based record level locking. Your going to have the
- > same problem and workaroudn with all the PC based NFS clients.
-
- Some NFS clients can use a public domain lock manager (PCs only),
- which does run on the UNIX sys V. rel 3.
-
- These include:
-
- BW-NFS from Beame & Whiteside Software
- NFS Client for Lan Workplace from Novell
- 3Com's NFS
- Intercon NFS (Mac)
- and possibly wollongong (???)
-
- >
- >
- > Larry Backman
- > FTP Software
- >
- Carl Beame
- Beame & Whiteside Software Ltd.
- beame@bws.com
-