Chuck Swiger wrote: > Mike Thomas wrote: > [ ... ] > >> The machine functions as a nis client for accounts with home >> directories nfs mounted from a Solaris 9 machine. It's primary >> function is as a mail server, and what it is nfs sharing out is the >> spool folder. (/var/mail, in this case). > > > Setting up a FreeBSD system to act as an NFS server to Solaris clients > sounds backwards to me. If there is any one specific task that > Solaris stands out for, it's probably filesharing. I'm not a fan of > Solaris for Intel hardware, but this might be one of the few cases > where it would be the better choice. Maybe on newer solaris boxes it's different, but I've killed many a solaris nfs server by slamming them hard with clients (I'm talking 800 high end machines as clients by the way).. I actually prefer FreeBSD NFS servers over solaris. Granted, I have to do some major tweaking to make it run how I want, but the BSD boxes have always been faster for me than the solaris boxes.. This could get religious, so I'll just stop here.. :) Eric -- ------------------------------------------------------------------ Eric Anderson Sr. Systems Administrator Centaur Technology Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish. ------------------------------------------------------------------Received on Fri Jul 16 2004 - 19:13:01 UTC
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