Linda Walsh wrote:
Carlos E. R. wrote:
I don't think you can use those large transfer over internet. A local ethernet, I dunno.
***Usually***, one uses NFS/SMB on a local network.
For the internet, one uses HTTP/FTP SSH...etc.
While it is possible to configure NFS/SMB to work over the internet, they were designed for *local network file sharing*.
Just not true. See http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1094 - complex failures in routed networks, configuration parameters for low-speed links etc. It is specifically designed to run over just about any kind of network. (BTW, the RFC also discusses buffer sizes and in particular that it is expected that the IP layer will do packet fragmentation and reassembly) The problem with use on a public network was security and uid/gid management. For use over wide-area links, another problem for most was lack of bandwidth. But it was certainly used from the early days over wide-area private networks in banks and other financial institutions. I remember setting up systems with servers in London and clients in New York. We 'stole' bandwidth from the private telephone connection, since there was so much greater phone bandwidth than data bandwidth available. Kind of ironic that I have an Ethernet phone on my desk now.
How many Internet sites can you point at that allow the general public to connect/download with NFS or SMB?
A complete non sequitur. Current day implementation statistics say nothing at all about the original design. How many cars use wheels carved from stone? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org