To use Tsoft NFS you must have a PC with direct Internet access, and you must purchase and install Tsoft NFS.
ftp://polyslo.calpoly.edu/pub/mdurkin/nfs (version 0.25) ftp://ftp.tsoft.net/pub/tsoft/nfs (version 0.25) ftp://wuarchive.wustl.edu/systems/ibmpc/simtel/nfs (version 0.24)
Version 0.25 should be used with the CD-ROM menu system. The cost is $15 for individuals and educational users and $20 for business users. Site license discounts range from 20 to 45 percent.
ANSI support, for example
WUARCHIVE.WUSTL.EDU:/systems/ibmpc/simtel/screen/ansi.zipcan be provided by TSR's and therefore can be unloaded on-the-fly.
The contents and NFS locations of the CD-ROM diskettes are subject to frequent change.
In addition, the NFS location
cedr.lbl.gov:/data9/old/parep2/menu
of the CD-ROM menu system is subject to change. Its current location is included in the document you are now reading.
Your system must be modified (and the CD-ROMs remounted) whenever the NFS locations at the University of California are changed.
Please inform Deane Merrill (dwmerrill@lbl.gov) if you wish to be notified additionally by electronic mail, of changes in NFS locations.
To mount (for example) disk1, disk73, and disk181, type the following:
Note: the following NFS locations are no longer current. For present locations, consult NFS locations of CDROMs.
mount -u g: timeout=5 mount parep2.lbl.gov:/export/cdrom/cd037 g: auth=none timeout=5 mount -u h: timeout=5 mount sdp2.berkeley.edu:/disk73 h: auth=none timeout=5 mount -u i: timeout=5 mount bigsur.lbl.gov:/export/cdrom/cd043 i: auth=none timeout=5
Then you can access those three CD-ROM diskettes as MS-DOS drives g: and h: and i:
The option "auth=none" is equivalent to mounting a drive as "nobody". Authorization can also be obtained via PCNFSD or BWNFSD.
The option "timeout=5" specifies the number of seconds to wait before giving up on a connection.
The same mechanism is used to mount the NFS file system which contains the CD-ROM menu system:
mount -u e: timeout=5 mount -u f: timeout=5 mount cedr.lbl.gov:/data9/old/parep2/menu e: auth=none timeout=5
(Drive f: is reserved for use by the CD-ROM menu system.)
Unlike PC-NFS and PC/FTP, Tsoft is not (yet) installed for automatic use with the PC menu system. In the meantime, you can pre-mount drive f: as follows (for example):
mount -u f: timeout=5 mount parep2.lbl.gov:/export/cdrom/cd037 f: auth=none timeout=5However, this requires a bit of a lookup each time and you can't change options in the menu.
Optionally, you can write a little batch file called "NET" (.BAT) that runs instead of the NET (.EXE) that is called from the START.BAT. It takes the environment variables and NET USE command-line parameters and sends it to MOUNT (.EXE) instead. For more information, contact Wayne Smith (wsmith@huey.csun.edu).
In the future, an option will be added to automatically use Tsoft with the CD-ROM menu system. When completed, that option will be announced in the document you are now reading.
For further information about Tsoft NFS, contact:
They have kindly offered to provide Tsoft assistance to other users of the CD-ROM menu system.