From: Raphael Clifford <raphael@clifford.net>
Subject: Re: solaris server and firewalls
Date: Sun, 14 Sep 2003 19:32:24 +0100
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To: Ion Badulescu <ionut@moisil.cs.columbia.edu>
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Ion Badulescu wrote:

>On Mon, 08 Sep 2003 12:09:41 +0100, Raphael Clifford <raphael@clifford.net> wrote:
>
>  
>
>>Is it safe to assume that
>>
>>a) There is no solution for using linux with solaris nfs servers with 
>>respect to the linux firewall and
>>b) There is no project working on this problem?
>>    
>>
>
>What you need here is a mount program that understands WebNFS. No change 
>is required for the kernel.
>  
>

Thanks.

>However, as far as I know there is no mount program for Linux that
>supports WebNFS. Amd tried to implement it at some point, but the idea
>quickly died off for lack of interest and users. Maybe I'll have another 
>try at it some day, but if you're not using amd anyway then there is no 
>point in wasting my time...
>  
>

I will happily use anything on the client side that will work.  Thanks 
very much for having a look at this.  I think a solution would be really 
useful. Especially as the internet is such an unpleasant place at the 
moment it seems a shame to have to open your firewall more than is 
strictly necessary :)

>  
>
>>If so, would it be a good idea to add this to the HOWTO?
>>    
>>
>
>Probably.
>
>Ion
>[amd co-maintainer]
>
>  
>
Cheers,
Raphael


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