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NFS is a Samba replacement? - heysoundude - 2023-01-16
For those of us less network/technically minded, what's the big deal about NFS as mentioned here ?
is it faster/safer/more secure? where do we go to set it up?
RE: NFS is a Samba replacement? - Klojum - 2023-01-16
NFS is just another file protocol like SMB/Samba, but is more commonly used on Linux systems. The protocol has slightly less overhead, so "could" be a tiny bit faster. But as always, your mileage may vary on your own network setup. For some people SMB works better, for others NFS will.
RE: NFS is a Samba replacement? - scott967 - 2023-01-17
I think NFS came about in the Unix System V days via Sun. There was an improved follow-on AFS but that didn't seem to become popular. Samba was never intended to be routed while NFS uses common TCP/UDP as its transport and is a defined internet standard (RFC). Samba is really derived from the old MS LANMAN days as a competitor to Novell Netware. In typical BG/MS fashion it was designed to lock you into MS.
scott s.
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RE: NFS is a Samba replacement? - heysoundude - 2023-01-17
Thanks both. I'm sure there are interesting possibilities for this that will become clear in time.