Need a network file system with Windows client and freeBSD server

[Artem Koutchine]

Hi!

I need sime kind of network file system which has a FreeBSD server and
Windows clients (particulary Windows XP) and that FreeBSD file share
must be mounted on Windows XP under a drive letter. Windows client
is FAR FAR away and is behind nat. Traffic costs a lot, so that file system
must not waste it for nothing. Of course, security is very important and
security based on IP address is impossible, because client is behind nat.

I have checked the following:

1) Samba3

I think i could use it with user security (not share or maybe mixed) but
i am not sure about making it open to internet and also i think it wastes
bandwidth. Am i wrong?

2) Coda FS

Nice thing, but i could not figure out how to manage user passwords
and there is no working windows xp client. I tried it - not luck for me.

3) AFS

No idea is AFS Windows client exists and no FreeBSD server.

4) NFS

Well, i like it very much because we use for freebsd file shareing since
year 2000. Hoever, i could not find free NFS client for Windows (but, hell,
i'll buy it) but what's worse i get figure out how to make authorizartion based on
user/password and not on /etc/exports. I need something more secure. Also,
am not sure about bandwidth usage.

Any help will be very appriciated.


Regards,
Artem Kuchin
General Director of IT Legion Ltd.
Russia, Moscow
www.itlegion.ru
matrix at itlegion.ru
+7 095 232-0338