The Samba team isn't expecting to release Samba 4 until the first half of 2011 (optimistically) but work on support for Microsoft's SMB2 -- and older SMB/CIFS -- has moved ahead quite nicely. Samba ...

How to Use Samba File Sharing: Easy Setup for Linux and Windows Your email has been sent Learn how to install, configure, and connect to Samba for Linux & Windows ...

File sharing is a fundamental aspect of networked computing, and in Linux environments, two of the most prevalent protocols facilitating this are NFS (Network File System) and Samba. This article aims ...

Easy and secure file sharing between Mac and Linux using SMB protocol simplifies collaboration and backups. Preparing Mac for ...

One of the most popular questions long-time Linux users have been asked is, “How do I create a network share that Windows can see?“, and it’s for good reason. Creating a network share in Linux is a ...

Network file system (NFS), server message block (SMB) and common internet file system (CIFS) are all file access storage protocols, used to access files on remote servers and storage servers (such as ...

One Samba contributor is working with Microsoft on a new set of SMB/CIFS documentation. A recent post on the Samba team blog indicates that code contributor Chris Hertel and his Ubiqx consulting ...

There are a lot of practical uses for a personal server, both at home and for a business. You can use them to network local computers, provide communal storage, host email, and a variety of other ...