Re: NFS MOUNT blues

While IBM i can use WINS, I almost never see it done. Up to V7R4 could also be a WINS server and I can say I’ve never seen that.

Must faster and easier to make the directory and it provide a small bit of documentation.


Jim Oberholtzer
Agile Technology Architects

On Apr 4, 2025, at 5:18 PM, Patrik Schindler <poc@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hello Justin,

Am 04.04.2025 um 19:24 schrieb Justin Taylor <jtaylor.0ab@xxxxxxxxx>:

QNTC doesn't require the same subnet. IBMi automatically sees SMB shares on the same subnet. Shares on other subnets have to be added manually (e.g. QSTRUP) with MKDIR.

Good point!

However, it has been established for decades that "network browsing" through broadcasts is highly unreliable, especially when many clients are involved. Microsoft has therefore invented the concept of a central "browsing server", called WINS. I haven't found evidence that QNTC configuration supports specifying a WINS server.

All in all, manual directory creation seems preferable because probably more reliable.

:wq! PoC

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