For many years we've run a file server on Solaris 10 serving files to other Unix/Linux boxes over NFS and Windows clients and servers via Samba. This server is now coming up for replacement and I'm ...

When you have a local network, you can have network storage — an SMB share on a file server, or a Network Attached Storage (NAS) box that everything on the network can access. Inside a cloud service, ...

After upgrading to OS X Lion, some people who have used Windows file sharing may not be able to disable this setting. Topher Kessler MacFixIt Editor Topher, an avid Mac user for the past 15 years, has ...

Many small businesses think the servers they use all run Windows operating systems, but many file server appliances are Linux-based systems using Samba for interoperability with their Windows or Mac ...

With the release of Windows server 2012, Microsoft extended the capability of its flagship operating system by including a number of new storage features that enable Windows to provide the ...

Microsoft Windows is usually a presence in most computing environments, and UNIX administrators likely will be forced to use resources in Windows networks from time to time. Although many are familiar ...

Chrome OS 70 will include native support for SMB file shares (spotted by Paul Thurrott), giving it built-in access to files stored on Windows servers. With this, Chrome OS users can add SMB file ...

Do you have a network-attached storage (NAS) device holding your accounts payable, document archives, or just your baby photos? If so, you're running Samba, the open-source file and print server. Now, ...

Getting a little tired of one Windows SMB (Server Message Block) security problem after another? Want a reliable and fast file and print server without the Windows server headaches? Then, may I ...

There are two situations in which Mac OS X 10.2.6 seems incapable of reliably generating a creation date for various files. Files created on a Windows machine and mounted via SMB (previously noted on ...