Here is a guide for using NASLite-NFS with Windows clients. This guide assumes you do not have other UNIX/Linux servers and simply want to integrate NASLite NFS into your existing windows network.
My primary motivation for switching to NFS is to avoid the 4gig file size limit in the SMB version. I plan to store DVD image files, and they run between 4.3 and 8.5 gig. The process wasn't as straightforward as I had hoped, so I thought others might benefit from a walkthrough of the configuration process.
We'll start by creating a local UNIX account database, containing the anonymous user & group accounts needed to access NASLite NFS. Then we'll install the windows NFS client, directing it to use our little unix account database. Next we'll map our windows user account to the anonymous UNIX user account, and finally browse the NFS network from our windows box.
I. Creating local passwd and group files
Create a folder called etc in the root of C. This will contain the password and group files the NFS client will use to access the NFS shares.
In C:\etc, create a text file called passwd.txt, containing the following line:
user:!:-2:-2:::
In C:\etc, create a text file called group.txt, containing the following line:
anonymous:!:-2:user
In the unix world, these files would not have the .txt extension, but for our purposes it doesn't matter.
II. Installing the NFS client
First, download SFU 3.5 (Windows Services for Unix) from microsoft. You'll need to login with a passport account to access this download.
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/sfu/default.asp
The download is a self extracting Zip. Extract it to a known path, like C:\SFUSetup, then run Setup.exe from that location.
During setup, select Custom Installation.
On the Selecting Components page of the setup wizard, disable everything except the NFS client.
On the User Name Mapping page of the setup wizard, select "Local User Name Mapping Server", and "Password and group files"
On the next page, enter the paths to your user and group files created in part I.
C:\etc\passwd.txt
C:\etc\group.txt
Follow the bouncing ball through the rest of the setup wizard.
III. Mapping your Windows user account to the anonymous UNIX user account
Open the Service for Unix Administration console, from the start menu.
Select User Name Mapping
Click Maps
Click Show User Maps
If you are on a windows Domain, select the domain name. Otherwise, leave it set to your local computer name.
Click the List Windows User button, and the List UNIX Users button
Select your windows user account from the windows users list
Select "user" from the UNIX users list
Click Add
Now scroll up and select Show Group Maps
Click List Windows Groups, and click List Unix Groups
If you are on a windows Domain, select the domain name. Otherwise, leave it set to your local computer name.
Select "Users" from the Windows Groups list, and select "anonymous" from the UNIX groups list
Note: if you are on a windows Domain, select "Domain Users"
Click Add
Click Apply
Close the Services for UNIX Administration console
IV. Browsing the NFS network
Open My Network Places
Open Entire Network
Open NFS Network
Open Default LAN
You should see your NASLite NFS computer, and you should be able to access its shares and map network drives.