Description: Network File System (NFS) versions 2 and 3 are already widely deployed, providing reliable, high-performance access to files across networks. NFS version 4, with Internet support, is moving towards acceptance as an IETF standard. In this book, one of the original developers of the NFS and WebNFS offers unique insight into these key technologies, for both programmers creating and debugging NFS-based applications and network engineers creating new implementations. Starting with a history of NFS and the networking and computing environments that existed when it was created, Brent Callaghan shows how the protocol has evolved to serve new needs, especially support for the Internet -- added in Version 4. Readers will gain a deeper understanding of how network file protocols are designed; learn how NFS is implemented on UNIX, Windows NT, Java, and web browsers; and discover how to take full advantage of NFS implementations and standards in their own work.
-- Extensive NFS and WebNFS design, implementation, and troubleshooting techniques
-- Detailed coverage of Internet support in NFS Version 4
-- Also presents NFS variants and comparisons with other distributed file system technologies

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