Explore the differences between NFS and SMB for local file sharing, including speed, compatibility, and setup complexity.

I use SMB over NFS for home lab file sharing, thanks to cross-platform support, improved performance with SMB3, and the ...

Q: How do I NFS mount a filesystem on other Linux machines? A: NFS, or Network File System, is a technology that was introduced into the Unix world by Sun Microsystems. It allows a computer to mount a ...

As expected, Apple today announced it has begun shipping Xsan, a high performance, enterprise class Storage Area Network (SAN) file system priced at $999 per client and per server. Xsan combines ...

So I'm currently using NFS3 to share home directories and other files to students and faculty at a local university. Over time there has been a demonstrated need for real access control lists for ...

The file version history feature in Lion is pretty nice, but I can only get it to work on my local disk. Does anybody know what the options are for getting versions on a shared network filesystem? At ...

The way the Linux file system is laid out makes perfect sense. I've been using Linux for so many years that I can't imagine another file system making more sense. When I consider how the Windows file ...

As expected, Apple today announced it has begun shipping Xsan, a high performance, enterprise class Storage Area Network (SAN) file system priced at $999 per client and per server. Xsan combines ...

LAS VEGAS -- April 27, 2004 -- Apple has now introduced Xsan, a high-performance, enterprise-class Storage Area Network (SAN) file system priced at $999 per system. "Apple's pro video and IT customers ...