Subject: Re: Problems with NFS: Port mapper failure
To: David S. <davids@idiom.com>
From: Rasputin <rasputin@idoru.mine.nu>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 10/18/2002 14:01:33
* David S. <davids@idiom.com> [1058 18:58]:
> > 
> > > If you don't know a priori the IP addresses of the clients, and/or
> > > you want encryption of the NFS traffic, that's probably so.
> > 
> > Sorry to veer off-topic, but is there a straightforward way of doing this?
> 
> Straight-forward way of doing what?  You're Mac OS9 client doesn't 
> support IPSEC, or NFS either, so what are you asking about?

See below - I'm talking about the hpcmips (NetBSD) client, sorry if it
wasn't clear. I wondered how you could encrypt NFS traffic,
since the network isn't secure.

> > I have a hpcmips client connecting through a sparc gateway over 802.11,
> > which I can't IPSEC easily (Mac OS9 clients don't have IPSec support),
> > and would like to avoid shelling out for a 1Gb Microdrive when there's 3Gb
> > of /export sat upstairs...

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