    Copyright Peter T. Breuer ptb@it.uc3m.es 1999 2000

    The Enhanced Network Block Device (ENBD) code is released under GPL
    (see included LICENCE file).  It builds on the NBD driver originally
    written by Pavel Machek and included in the standard linux kernels
    since 2.1 days.  Quick summary: an NBD is a long pair of wires over
    the net to a disk somewhere else.  The result is that the physically
    remote disk looks local.  Applications are in mirroring and
    failover.

    See the INSTALL file for instructions on compiling, installing,
    configuring, running.  The source code comprises a kernel module
    and client and server daemons and auxiliary tools which are needed
    to set up a remote resource as a network block device on a local
    computer.

    This version is

    2.4.31 = 2.4.30 + port range option. Added request result caching
    in server to handle repeats from client. Compatible with fr1 raid
    driver.

    Development of this software has been supported by grants and
    contributions from Realm Information Technologies, Inc. of 5555
    Oakbrook Parkway, NW Norcross, GA (development of the first
    enhancements over the kernel NBD), iNsu Innovations Inc. 
    of 3465, Boulevard Thimens, Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Canada
    (development of client-side caching), and Connex Inc. of
    2040 Fortune Drive, San Jose, CA (further development and
    failover).

    The home page is at http://www.it.uc3m.es/~ptb/nbd/. The principal
    ftp site is ftp://oboe.it.uc3m.es/pub/Programs. SuSE have
    helped me set up a mailing list at enbd@lists.community.tummy.com,
    and I am very grateful to tummy.com for their helpfulness
    and continuing support for the enbd "community".
    The list subscribe and unsubscribe instructions are to be found at
    http://lists.community.tummy.com/mailman/listinfo/enbd .

    Tummy.com have set up a mirror site of the enbd packages at
    ftp://mirrors.tummy.com/pub/mirrors/linux-ha/enbd.


