RE: [WinMac] connecting Macs to Unix servers

Subject: RE: [WinMac] connecting Macs to Unix servers
From: Tom Roth (tomroth[at]wfubmc.edu)
Date: Mon May 06 2002 - 16:03:02 EDT

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> From: Bruce Johnson
> Reply To: winmac@iffy.com
> Sent: Monday, May 6, 2002 2:42 PM
> To: winmac@iffy.com
> Subject: Re: [WinMac] connecting Macs to Unix servers
>
> Tom Roth wrote:
> > Bruce,
> >
> > Which would give me the highest throughput? Putting AFP on a Unix server or an NFS client on the Mac workstation? We're wanting to run GigE over fiber from high-end Macs (and PCs). I'd rather go with a known (proven) commercial solution. Ethershare from Helios sounds pretty good. <http://www.helios.de/products/ES/EtherShare.html>
>
> I don't know, since I've not ever used an NFS client on a Mac. I do know
> that Thursby Systems has MacNFS that you can download and try.
>
I saw that and might just give the demo a try when the time comes.

> Throughput on a fast Linux server seemed about as fast as any other AFP
> server, but this is mostly with 10 and 100/base T systems.
> I'm not playing with high-end networks like you are.
>
I'm not either...yet. Just getting our feet wet at this point. Plan on spending some $$$ once the new fiscal year rolls around July 1st.

> What *I'd* do is start by doing is installing Netatalk on a Linux box
> and see what throughput you get, and comparing to Mac NFS. Then, with
> real numbers in hand, talk to the Helios folks.
>
> Netatalk comes standard on most Linux distro's; CAP does too, likely.
> Netatalk plays well with Samba, which you're likely to want to use with
> the PC's.
>
We're just trying to explore what would work best. Windows 2000 Servers with clustering is also a possibility.

> If that works for you, you don't need a commercial solution.
>
> This said, I'd try for the solution that was most native on the client
> platforms. For Classic Mac OS that'd be Appletalk, for PC's that'd be Samba.
>
> As I said before, if you're using OSX, then you can just use NFS.
>
I saw on Apple's website that OS X support Samba and NFS but are those GUI like a mounted AFP volume or local hard drive? Do they keep the Apple resource fork?

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