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[[!wikipedia "Network block device"]].


# Servers


## [Network Block Device (TCP version)](http://nbd.sourceforge.net/)

[[tschwinge]] once was testing this (years ago), and found it didn't work.
Perhaps the protocol was extended?


### IRC, freenode, #hurd, 2012-12-20

[[!tag open_issue_hurd]]

    <youpi> if somebody has time to spend, building the nbd package makes
      pfinet crash


#### IRC, freenode, #hurd, 2012-12-21

    <youpi> (in the testsuite)


## [xNBD](https://bitbucket.org/hirofuchi/xnbd/)


## [jNbd](http://vanheusden.com/java/JNbd/)


## [BlackHole](http://vanheusden.com/java/BlackHole/)


# Open Issues

## [[!GNU_Savannah_task 5722]]

## Platform-specific Error Values in the Wire Protocol

See, for example, the threads starting at [[!message-id
"1431012374-14113-2-git-send-email-pbonzini@redhat.com"]], [[!message-id
"1431078628-7856-1-git-send-email-pbonzini@redhat.com"]], [[!message-id
"1431014292-24645-1-git-send-email-pbonzini@redhat.com"]].