[OpenAFS-devel] Re: OpenAFS Server and Windows 2000 and v3.5+

Leo Luan luan@almaden.ibm.com
Tue, 28 May 2002 14:02:36 -0700


>
> OpenAFS client does work on Win2K, but took me ages
> to find out that it *has to* have NetBios installed.
> I have no idea why, but, it won't work without it.


The Windows AFS cache manager functions as an SMB server on the client
machine and this is the reason why Netbios over TCP/IP is required.

Leo Luan