SMB (Server Message Block) is a network protocol that is used to share access to files, printers and serial ports between a Linux or Unix computer and a Windows computer. NFS (Network File System) is ...

We have spent so much time talking about new file systems this summer that it only seems fair to give a bit of space to NFS, the Network File System that Sun first gave us about 20 years ago. Because ...

But both are worth considering.

I'm trying to set up NFS between my 2 computers; server directly connected to router with address 192.168.1.100 and client connected via wireless USB card (wlan0) which has a static address of 192.168 ...

This year’s NAS Industry Conference (formerly the NFS Industry Conference) begins Oct. 12 in Santa Clara. Whereas in past years this was an NFS-only gathering, this year it includes tracks on the Unix ...

If thinking of NFS v4 puts a bad taste in your mouth, you are not alone. Or wrong. NFS v4.0 and v4.1 have had some valid, well-documented growing pains that include limited bandwidth and scalability.