Omni-NFS Gateway - 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.