Mount NFS Shares Under Windows

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Mount NFS shares under Windows 7 1. Enable NFS client on Windows 7 You can connect to an NFS export using the Microsoft Windows™ operating system. Prerequisites The NFS client must be enabled on the client Windows system. The Windows 7 operating system can provide an NFS client, but the NFS client service is disabled by default, and must be enabled for access to NFS exports from the Linux/Windows system. Enabling the NFS client on a Windows 7 system: 1. Select Control Panel. 2. Select Programs. 3. Select Programs and Features. 4. Select Turn Windows Features on or off. 5. Select Services for NFS. 6. Select the check box Client for NFS and click OK. 2. Mount NFS to Windows client On the Windows side, you mount an NFS export much like any other network share, by issuing a command such as mount [options] \\nfs-server-unc-name\share-name [drive letter] Example: mount –o nolock \\192.168.7.20\NFS-folder Z: Once mounted, your Linux shares will appear as any other drive in Windows:

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Mount NFS shares under Windows 7

1. Enable NFS client on Windows 7

You can connect to an NFS export using the Microsoft Windows™ operating system.

Prerequisites

The NFS client must be enabled on the client Windows system. The Windows 7 operating system can provide an NFS client, but the NFS client service is disabled by default, and must be enabled for access to NFS exports from the Linux/Windows system.

Enabling the NFS client on a Windows 7 system:1. Select Control Panel.

2. Select Programs.

3. Select Programs and Features.

4. Select Turn Windows Features on or off.

5. Select Services for NFS.

6. Select the check box Client for NFS and click OK.

2. Mount NFS to Windows client

On the Windows side, you mount an NFS export much like any other network share, by issuing a command such as

mount [options] \\nfs-server-unc-name\share-name [drive letter]

Example: mount –o nolock \\192.168.7.20\NFS-folder Z:

Once mounted, your Linux shares will appear as any other drive in Windows: