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Omni-NFS Gateway
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Version
4.21
The Omni-NFS Gateway literally allows an Windows 2000
Server & NT Server to act as a gateway between the
Windows-based workstations and NFS files/resources
that utilize industry-standard NFS protocol. It
achieves this by attaching itself to the NFS
files/resources then shares the devices to the
workstations as if the devices were its own. The
gateway actually becomes a translator, translating NFS
protocol to standard Microsoft Windows networking
server message block (SMB) protocol. By doing so,
system administrators have more control, users can
gain access to UNIX files without having to learn
anything new, Windows and UNIX users have transparent
access to files without having to duplicate the files
into their own stations, and security measures are
easier to enforce since all individual workstation
identities (UIDs) are mapped to NFS accounts.
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