NFS Server on Windows 95

The NFS Server runs as a daemon on Windows 95, and enables the PC client to share folders and local files. The NFS Server supports version 2 of NFS over UDP. NFS Server does not support file locking.

Sharing Directories and Devices

To share PC folders and local drives with other users using NFS Server, the PC user must be running NFS Server and "export" one or more folders or drives, such as a CD-ROM drive. Once the PC user has exported the folders or drives, users from trusted hosts can mount that folder or drive and access it.

The PC user restricts access to the folders or drives by system, rather than by user, and by giving either Read Only or Full access rights.

Running NFS Server

When NFS Server is running, the NFS Server icon appears in the status area.

Right-click on the icon to open the NFS Server menu from which you can:

• Display a list of shared directories and devices

• Suspend the NFS Server temporarily

• Enable or disable NFS Server logging

• Access the NFS Server Help

• Exit NFS Server

Sharing Properties

Use the NFS Server and Logging property sheets for adjusting the default values used by the NFS Server.

Before you can modify these property sheet settings, you must first add Solstice File and Printer Sharing as a network component, if this was not done during the installation process. See "Enabling NFS File Services".

To Start NFS Server

From the taskbar, click the Start button, point to Programs, point to Solstice Utilities, and then click NFS Server.

NFS Server starts and its icon appears in the status area.

To Suspend NFS Server

1. Right-click the NFS Server icon in the status area.

2. Click Suspend.

   Users temporarily lose access to the shared folders and devices.

To Resume NFS Server

1. Right-click the NFS Server icon in the status area.

2. Click Resume.

   Users regain access to the shared folders and devices.

Granting Access to Shared Resources on Windows 95

You can grant access to a file or directory by selecting it in Windows Explorer and designating it as an NFS shared folder or device. You can restrict access to the folder or device by system, rather than by user, and by specifying read and write access rights.

To Grant Access to Shared Resources

1. Start Explorer.

2. In the Explorer folders pane, select the folder that contains the files you want to share, or select a device such as your CD-ROM drive.

3. Right-click and then click Properties in the pop-up menu.

4. On the NFS Sharing tab, select Shared As.

5. (Optional) Replace the name of the folder or the device with a new name.

6. (Optional) Specify the access type.

   • Click Full if you want to grant read, write, execute, and delete rights.

   • Click Read Only to limit the access to reading.

7. (Optional) Specify which access restrictions apply.

   • Click Unrestricted if you want to allow all network hosts to access the shared folder or device with the type of access specified in step 6.

   • Click Restricted and then click the Access List button to limit access to specific hosts.

8. Complete the Access List dialog box as follows:

   • Enter the name of the host whose users may access the shared folder or device, or select it from the list of host names.

   • Click Add. The host name appears in the Clients Granted Access field.

9. Repeat the previous step for additional systems.

10. When you are finished, click OK to return to the Properties sheet.

11. Click OK.

    Users on the selected systems gain immediate access to the shared resources.

To Revoke Access to Shared Resources

1. Start Explorer.

2. In the Explorer folders pane, select the folder (or the device) for which you want to revoke access.

3. Right-click and then click Properties in the pop-up menu.

4. On the NFS Sharing tab, do one of the following:

   • Select Not Shared to revoke access to all users of all hosts specified in the Access List.

   • Click the Access List button to open the Access List dialog box.

5. Select the host whose users should no longer have access to the folder or device, and then click Delete.

6. When you are finished, click OK to return to the Properties sheet.

7. Click OK.

   The Properties sheet closes.

   The selected folder or device is no longer shared and network users immediately lose access.